Young Queens : The Gripping, Intertwined Story Of Catherine De' Medici, Elisabeth De Valois And Mary Av Chang Leah Redmond Chang
<b>The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de¿ Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary, Queen of Scots </b>¿<b> three queens</b><b>exercising power in a world dominated by men.</b><b>''Alluring, gripping, real: an astonishing insight into the lives of three queens'' </b>ALICE ROBERTS<b>''Takes us into the hearts and minds of three extraordinary women''</b> AMANDA FOREMAN<b>''Conveys the vitality of the past as few books do. An enviable tour de force'' </b>SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB<i>Sixteenth-century Europe:</i> Renaissance masters paint the ceilings of Florentine churches, kings battle for control of the Continent, and the Reformation forever changes the religious organisation of society. Amidst it all, three young women come of age and into power in an era of empires and revolutions. Catherine de¿ Medici¿s story begins in a convent stormed by soldiers intent on seizing the key to power in Florence ¿ Catherine herself, a girl barely 11 years old. It ends with her as the cont
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