The Girl of Many Crowns

The True Story of a Runaway Queen and a Powerful Knight Who Defy an Empire

By: D. H. Morris

Narrated by: D.H. Morris

"The Girl of Many Crowns" is the true and inspiring story of Judith, the first princess of France, who is a pawn in a complex political game of chess as her father, King Charles, tries to hold on to his kingdom. King Charles, grandson of Emperor Charlemagne, is beset on every side by Vikings, rebel lords, and greedy neighboring monarchs. He marries 12-year-old Judith to Aethelwulf, the aging King of Wessex, for political advantage. When she is widowed, less than two years later, he arranges a second marriage for her. But when Judith refuses to marry a third time at her father's command, King Charles imprisons her in one of his palaces.

Baldwin Iron Arm is a powerful knight from Flanders who pledges loyalty to King Charles and his family. As the companion of Judith's brother, Louis, he fulfills his oath by protecting King Charles' family from Vikings, rebel lords, wars, and assassination plots. He is conflicted when he must choose between obeying the king and rescuing his daughter Judith from her imprisonment.

©2024 Deborah L Morris (P)2025 Deborah L Morris

Historically accurate

This account and story of a young princess who learns her own mind after suffering political machinations is a well written, It has many interesting plot points and the characters came alive with the telling of the story. This book was obviously meant to represent the history of kings in "Francia" which is the Latin name for the historical kingdom of the Franks, which was the predecessor to modern France. The kingdom was located in Western Europe and its territory evolved into what is now France and other countries. It was a special treat to hear it read by the author, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good historical or genealogical read.

Great Historical Novel

The story was very compelling. The fact that it was a true story made it even more interesting and an absolute page-turner. It taught much about early middle age European history. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in a good historical novel that is also extremely educational. The narrator does a masterful job of conveying the emotions of all the characters and listening to it added greatly to the enjoyment of the book!

very amateur reading; total killer of interest

story is interesting; the reading is like grandma reading little red riding hood level; sleep inducing