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Author:

Goldstone, Nancy Bazelon, author.

Title:

The rival queens : Catherine De' Medici, her daughter Marguerite De Valois, and the betrayal that ignited a kingdom / Nancy Goldtone.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

LittleBrown, and Company,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

434 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Catherine de M©bdicis,--Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France,--1519-1589.
Marguerite,--Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France,--1553-1615.
Queens--France--Biography.
Nobility--France--Biography.
Biographies.

Notes:

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.

ISBN:

9780316409650
0316409650

OCLC:

(OCoLC)892700677

LCCN:

2014955135

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