Young Queens
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WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: HISTORYThe 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 LIPSCOMBSixteenth-century
Europe: 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 controversial queen mother of
France, a woman both revered and reviled.Mary, Queen of Scots’
story begins in Scotland and ends in England. A queen turned
traitor, from the confines of her English prison she longs for the
idyll of her childhood in France. Elisabeth de Valois’ story
begins in France, where she is born the beloved daughter of a
king.It ends tragically in Spain as a cherished queen consort and
mother – one who must make the ultimate sacrifice for her
kingdom. Catherine, Mary and Elisabeth lived at the French court
together for many years before scattering to different kingdoms.
These years bound them to one another through blood and marriage,
alliance and friendship, love and filial piety, bonds that were
tested when the women were forced to part and take on new roles.To
rule, they would learn, was to wage a constant war against the
deeply entrenched misogyny of their time. A crown could exalt a
young woman. Equally, it could destroy her.Drawing on new archival
research, Young Queens masterfully weaves the personal stories of
these three queens into one, revealing their hopes, dreams, desires
and regrets in a time when even the most powerful women lived at
the mercy of the state.
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Bloomsbury Publishing ,
Leah Redmond Chang
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Bloomsbury Publishing,
Leah Redmond Chang
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