Catherine De Medici (Audio cassette)

Catherine de Medici was half French, half Italian. Orphaned in infancy, she was the sole legitimate heiress to the Medici family fortune. Married at fourteen to the future Henri II of France, she was constantly humiliated by his influential mistress Diane de Poitiers. When her husband died as a result of a duelling accident in Paris - Leonie Frieda's magnificient, throat-grabbing opening chapter - Catherine was made queen regent during the short reign of her eldest son (married to Mary Queen of Scots and, like many of her children, he died young). When her second son became king she was the power behind the throne. Leonie Frieda has returned to original sources and re-read the thousands of letters left by Catherine. There has not been a biography in English of Catherine for many years and she believes that the time has come to show her - like Queen Elizabeth I of England - as one of the most influential women in sixteenth-century Europe.

General

Imprint:	Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2005
Authors:	Leonie Frieda
Readers:	Anna Massey
Dimensions:	35mm (H)
Format:	Audio cassette
Cassettes:	4
Running time:	360 minutes
ISBN-13:	978-0-7528-6950-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > European history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > European history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	0-7528-6950-7
Barcode:	9780752869506

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