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Young Queens: The Gripping, Intertwined Story of Catherine De' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary, Queen of Scots by Leah Redmond Chang
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informative
sad
slow-paced
3.75
Very interesting way to structure a look at this specific part of history. The personal perspectives brought to light mostly through the correspondence of the different royals are simply heartwrenching at times.
Unfortunately, even though I was already familiar with French history and the life of Catherine de Medici specifically, I found this book hard to follow at some points and repetitive at others, as the author does go back and forth in the chronology quite a bit.
props to the audio book narrator for not butchering this trilingual castle parade
Unfortunately, even though I was already familiar with French history and the life of Catherine de Medici specifically, I found this book hard to follow at some points and repetitive at others, as the author does go back and forth in the chronology quite a bit.
props to the audio book narrator for not butchering this trilingual castle parade
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, and Abandonment
Minor: Torture, Kidnapping, and War