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Catherine de'Medici

Catherine de' Medici (1518-89) is one of the most controversial of all historical figures. Wife of one French King and mother of three others she was a key figure Renaissance France and ineradicably associated with the St Bartholomew Massacre. Professor Knecht goes behind the familiar Black Legend to assess the real Catherine and reveals a more sympathetic figure than most of her contemporaries. This study — the first recent biography of her in English — by a leading scholar, is a major event.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 352
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780582082410
  • Characters
  • Catherine de' Medici
  • Genres
  • biography, history
  • Release date
  • 1997