The making of an unlikely leader. Matilde of Tuscany's childhood
Not much is known about Matilde/a of Tuscany's birth. The year was 1046, but the day and place are uncertain. Mantova, Lucca, Canossa,...
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larabyrne
- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
What's in a name - The Lotharingian connection
A few people have asked how I have come up with the title and what Lotharingia means. Matilde, my heroine, is known as Matilda of...
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larabyrne
- Dec 4, 2020
- 2 min
Why I decided to write a novel on Matilde of Tuscany
In many ways, Countess Matilde of Tuscany was the most remarkable woman of the XI century. She must have made quite an impression on...
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larabyrne
- Dec 2, 2020
- 3 min
Medieval Women in Power - Matilda of Tuscany and her precursors
Medieval Europe did not really have historians in the modern (or ancient Greek) sense of the word. It had chroniclers and propagandists....
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