AD 1062. In an age when women are merely pawns in the marriage game, Countess Matilde refuses to play by someone else’s rules. Across the Alps, her overlord King King Heinrich comes of age and rebels to his fate. Their paths are destined to cross.
Is Charlemagne’s prophecy about to come true?
Melding fact and fiction, Lotharingia weaves the swirling political intrigue and religious maneuvering of early medieval times with a touch of supernatural and a compelling love story that has the potential to change the course of history. Inspired by historical characters and events, it is an immersive journey through the Europe of AD 1000.
Targeted Age Group:: Adults
What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I love early medieval history and have always been fascinated by the gaps in the surviving sources on the Investiture Controversy, and by the larger-than-life personalities of its great actors, Pope Gregory, King Henry, and especially Countess Matilde, a trailblazer who deserves to be better known.
