| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 434 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [393]-420) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Margot's mother, Catherine de' Medici -- "The Queen, my mother" -- The King is dead, long live the King -- The Queen and the colloquy -- A short war... -- ... And a long trip -- Part II. Catherine's daughter Marguerite de Valois -- The flying squadron -- Fall from grace -- The marriage trap -- Queen Margot -- Queen of Paris -- Of mignons and mistresses -- The great escape -- A royal hostage -- Queen of spies -- Royal rivalries -- Queen of Navarre -- Part III. The rival queens -- The lovers' war -- A royal scandal -- The Queen's revolt -- Prisoner of war -- Three funerals and a mass -- The return of the Queen. -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
Goldstone documents the turbulent mother-daughter relationship between Catherine de' Medici and Marguerite de Valois to explore the court politics, assassinations, espionage and betrayals that shaped their time. |
| Subject |
Catherine de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589.
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Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1615.
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Queens -- France -- Biography.
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Nobility -- France -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0316409650 (hardback) |
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9780316409650 (hardback) |
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