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The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and Mary, Queen of Scots-three queens exercising power in a world dominated by men.Orphaned from infancy, Catherine de' Medici endured a tumultuous childhood. Married to the French king, she was widowed by forty, only to become the power behind the French throne during a period of intense civil strife. In 1546, Catherine gave birth to a daughter, Elis...

The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary, Queen of Scots - three queens exercising power in a world dominated by men. 'Alluring, gripping, real: an astonishing insight into the lives of three queens' ALICE ROBERTS 'Takes us into the hearts and minds of three extraordinary women' AMANDA FOREMAN 'Conveys the vitality of the past as few books do. An enviable tour de force' SUZANNAH LIP...

The boldly original, dramatic, intertwined story of three queens exercising power in a world dominated by men.Orphaned from infancy, Catherine de Medici endured a tumultuous childhood. Married to the French king, she was widowed by forty, only to become the power behind the French throne during a period of intense civil strife. In 1546, Catherine gave birth to a daughter, Elisabeth de Valois, who would become Queen of Spain. Two years later, C...

More than any ship, it was she, body and crown, who served as the vessel of empire. Catherine de Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary Queen of Scots lived at the French court together for many years before scattering to different kingdoms. These three women embodied every type of Renaissance queen: queen consort, queen mother, sovereign queen. Their lives were intertwined politically and emotionally, as queens, they faced similar challenges a...

A major, richly told narrative history of the intertwined lives of three sixteenth-century queens: Catherine de Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary Queen of Scots