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Marrying the much-older king of England in the year 1002, sixteen-year-old Emma of Normandy is surrounded by a treacherous court and regarded as a threat by her husband before drawing on her wits to gain a few friends and protect her station.

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Main Author: Bracewell, Patricia, 1950-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2013.
Subjects:
Emma, > Queen, consort of Canute I, King of England, > d. 1052 > Fiction.
Ethelred > II, > King of England, > 968?-1016 > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > Ethelred II, 979-1016 > Fiction.
Queens > Great Britain > Fiction.
Normans > Great Britain > Fiction.
Historical fiction > England
Biographical fiction > England.
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Summary:Marrying the much-older king of England in the year 1002, sixteen-year-old Emma of Normandy is surrounded by a treacherous court and regarded as a threat by her husband before drawing on her wits to gain a few friends and protect her station.
Physical Description:416 p. : map ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9780670026395 :
0670026395
Author Notes:Patricia Bracewell grew up in California where she taught literature and composition before embarking upon her writing career. She holds an M.A. in English Literature and her historical research has taken her to Britain, France and Denmark. She has two grown sons, and she lives with her husband in Oakland, California.

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