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Catherine de Medici : Renaissance Queen of France
Catherine de Medici Renaissance Queen of France
Author: Leonie Frieda
Poisoner, besotted mother, despot, necromancer, engineer of a massacre: the stain on the name of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen of France to reveal a skilled ruler battling against extraordinary political and personal odds. Orphaned in in...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060744922
ISBN-10: 0060744928
Publication Date: 2/1/2005
Pages: 464
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4.1 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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Honeygirl62 avatar reviewed Catherine de Medici : Renaissance Queen of France on + 165 more book reviews
This is a long book, but very detailed, thorough and well written, so it's worth the extra time to read it. The best part is long after Catherine's husband has died when she helps each son as one by one they become king and then die. The insight into royalty, political intrigue and the religious wars that started to break out between the Catholics and Prostestants is fascinating. I highly recommend this book.

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