Judith, Twice Queen of Wessex
by Lesley Jepson
How can a twelve year old girl become the Queen of Wessex? Instead of spending her life in a convent, Judith of Frankia is married to Aethelwulf of Wessex. When the King dies, Baldwin Iron-Arm comes to escort her home, but the King's son has already forced her into another royal marriage. Has Judith lost her chance at true love? Can she escape her fate and find happiness, or will she be condemned to the convent at Senlis for defying her father, scandalising the Church and seeking her own life? Against a background of fighting the marauding Danes and struggling against the might of Rome, Judith and Baldwin try to carve out a life for themselves in 9th century Frankia.