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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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"Vivid and entertaining...a convincing human portrait against the backdrop of a brutal age."--Wall Street Journal

""Riveting and dramatic . . . there is no mistaking the abiding pleasure of this book."--Washington Times

"A carefully nuanced portrait...[Leonie Frieda] achieves remarkable balance as she freshly interprets Catherine...a revealing biography."--Booklist
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Revisionist biography of one of the great women of the 16th century, not the incarnation of evil, as portrayed by Dumas, but a heroine who held her adopted country together in times of Catholic/Protestant strife and preserved the monarchy.

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  • PublisherHarper Perennial
  • Publication date2006
  • ISBN 10 0060744936
  • ISBN 13 9780060744939
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  • Number of pages464
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