History between the Lines

History's Weddings- Otto and Theophanu, 972

Jonathan Brown Season 4 Episode 12

Jonathan Brown and Dr Edward Roberts talk about the wedding between Otto, heir to the East Frankish kingdom and Theophanu, a princess of the Byzantine Empire in 972, an unheard of pairing of West and East.

Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.

Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.