The purple shroud

Stella Duffy

earliest edition we have, 2012 Virago, 2012 390 pages

Kennebec Large Print superior collection

Once, Theodora was little more than a slave, the daughter of a bear-keeper, running barefoot through the streets of Constantinople. Now she is Theou doron, the Gift of God, Empress of Byzantine Rome and the most powerful woman in the world. In this book the beguiling and extraordinary Empress Theodora emerges from the shadow of history into brilliant light. Clever, courageous and ruthless when betrayed, Theodora rule...

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The purple shroud edition · 2013 · Kennebec Large Print, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning · 595 pages · 9781410454799
The purple shroud edition · 2012 · Penguin Books · 9780143122258
The purple shroud edition · 2012 · Virago · 390 pages · 9781844087778

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