A little girl named Matilda spends her time playing the roles of a beautiful princess, an angry witch, a clown, and a butterfly.

A life of Matilda—empress, skilled military leader, and one of the greatest figures of the English Middle Ages Matilda was a daughter, wife, and mother. But s

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