![]() ![]() Thrust into an unfamiliar and treacherous court, with a husband who mistrusts her, stepsons who resent her and a bewitching rival who covets her crown, Emma must defend herself against her enemies and secure her status as queen by bearing a son.Determined to outmaneuver her adversaries, Emma forges alliances with influential men at court and wins the affection of the English people. ![]() A rich tale of power and forbidden love revolving around a young medieval queenIn 1002, fifteenÂ-year-old Emma of Normandy crosses the Narrow Sea to wed the much older King Athelred of England, whom she meets for the first time at the church door. ![]()
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