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The conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity, occurring in the golden glint of the sunset of the Ancient World, was not a concluding chapter but an opening one. The sequential conversion of the barbarian tribal invaders of the Empire and the subsequent conversion of those beyond the old imperial limes was the making of European culture, a prototypical Christendom. The process has been well studied from the perspective of kings, popes, and missionaries by some of the finest historians of our era. But the missing component in this civilizational change is that of the decisive influence of barbarian queens, Christian women who led their royal husbands in the dangerous journey from one religion to another. In recent years, much has been done to illuminate queenship in general, but a study focusing specifically on the queen's role in conversion is lacking. This book seeks to remedy that and provide a missing piece in women's history.
Contents
Part I: The Legacy and the Pattern
Chapter One
The Falling and the Rising
Chapter Two
The Conversation of the Wives
Chapter Three
Conversion and the Sources
Part II: Preconditions and Impediments
Chapter Four
What is Conversion?
Chapter Five
What is a "Barbarian"?
Chapter Six
No Queen Without a Kingdom
Chapter Seven
The Complications of Violence
Part III: Cases
Case One
The Eldest Daughter
Case Two
'The Most Glorious Queen': From Ingund to Baddo
Case Three
A Man from Kent
Case Four
The Widow's Choice
Case Five
"Tata Goes North"
Case Six
Dueling Easters
Case Seven
"Queens in the Mist"
Case Eight
"Morta and Mindaugas"
Coda: Concluding Thoughts
