Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda

Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France

Leonie Frieda

440 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced

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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 politi...

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informative 95%
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