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Poisoner, despot, necromancer -- the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and personal odds -- from a troubled childhood in Florence to her marriage to Henry, son of King Francis I of France; from her transformation of French culture to her fight to protect her throne and her sons' birthright. Based on thousands of private letters, it is a remarkable account of one of the most influential women ever to wear a crown.
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Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France, Leonie Frieda
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2006
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- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Leonie Frieda
- Editore
- Perennial
- Pubblicato
- 2006
- Formato
- In brossura
- ISBN10
- 0060744936
- ISBN13
- 9780060744939
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Tema stórico, Storie vere, Biografie, Storia, Francia, Europa Meridionale, Italia, Storia d'Europa, Biografie di donne
- Valutazione
- 3,95 su 5
- Descrizione
- Poisoner, despot, necromancer -- the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and personal odds -- from a troubled childhood in Florence to her marriage to Henry, son of King Francis I of France; from her transformation of French culture to her fight to protect her throne and her sons' birthright. Based on thousands of private letters, it is a remarkable account of one of the most influential women ever to wear a crown.