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Europe Europe Politics and government 1492-1648 I, Queen of England Elizabeth 1533-1603 I, Queen of England Mary 1516-1558 Queen of Scots Mary 1542-1587 Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France Catherine de Maedicis 1519-1589 Queens Queens Europe History 16th century Renaissance Women heads of state Europe History 16th centuryFilter By Subjects
Europe Europe Politics and government 1492-1648 I, Queen of England Elizabeth 1533-1603 I, Queen of England Mary 1516-1558 Queen of Scots Mary 1542-1587 Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France Catherine de Maedicis 1519-1589 Queens Queens Europe History 16th century Renaissance Women heads of state Europe History 16th centuryChang, Leah L.
Summary: "Orphaned from infancy, Catherine de' Medici endured a tumultuous childhood. Married to the French king, she was widowed by forty, only to become the power behind the French throne during a period of intense civil strife. In 1546, Catherine gave birth to a daughter, Elisabeth de Valois, who would become Queen of Spain. Two years later, Catherine welcomed to her nursery the beguiling young Mary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.009 CHAQuilligan, Maureen
Summary: "A leading Renaissance scholar shows in this revisionist history how four powerful women redefined the culture of European monarchy in the glorious sixteenth century. Library Journal "Books and Authors to Know: Titles to Watch 2021" Sixteenth-century Europe was a time of destabilization of age-old norms and the waging of religious wars-yet it also witnessed the remarkable flowering of a pacific...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2021