Stories of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table have proliferated for centuries, and so too have tales of his beautiful wife Guinevere.  Portrayed as a damsel in distress and adulterous harpie, her portrayal tells us a lot about what medieval writers thought about contemporary queens.

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Geoffrey of Monmouth (wikipedia)

Chretien de Troyes (wikipedia)

Sir Thomas Malory (wikipedia)

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (kingarthurknights.com)

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