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Catherine de' Medici, her daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the betrayal that ignited a kingdom

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An edition of The rival queens (2015)

The rival queens

Catherine de' Medici, her daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the betrayal that ignited a kingdom

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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.

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Weidenfeld & Nicholson, the Orion Publishing Group Ltd, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Language
English
Pages
434

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Subjects
Queens, Biography, Nobility, Catherine de medicis, queen, consort of henry ii, king of france, 1519-1589, Marguerite, queen, consort of henry iv, king of france, 1553-1615, France, history
People
Catherine de Médicis Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France (1519-1589), Marguerite Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France (1553-1615)
Places
France

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The rival queens: Catherine de' Medici, her daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the betrayal that ignited a kingdom
2015, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, the Orion Publishing Group Ltd, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Table of Contents

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
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
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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-420) and index.

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London
Other Titles
Catherine de' Medici, her daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the betrayal that ignited a kingdom
Copyright Date
2015

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
944/.0280922
Library of Congress
DC119.8 .G65 2015, DC112

The Physical Object

Pagination
434 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
434

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Open Library
OL32772023M
Internet Archive
rivalqueenscathe0000gold
ISBN 10
0297868632
ISBN 13
9780297868637
OCLC/WorldCat
915177794

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