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Contents Acknowledgments ix List of Abbreviations xi Introduction: Defining Queenship in Medieval Europe I Chapter I. Royal Succession and the Queen's Two Bodies 25 Chapter 2. Royal Sovereignty and the Test of the Queen's Body 52 Chapter 3. Rumors, Rivalries, and the Queen's Secret Adultery 84 Chapter 4. Adultery, Illegitimacy, and Royal Maternity 119 Chapter 5. Seduction, Maternity, and Royal Authority 144 Conclusion: Gendering Sovereignty in Medieval France 171 Notes 179 Bibliography 205 Index 219 This page intentionally left blank ...

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