Francis I - The Maker of Modern France

Zusatztext A glittering new biography of one of 16th-century Europe's most charismatic and complex royals ... Frieda does brilliantly to condense all the captivating personalities! events! intrigues and conflicts of his reign into one book. Francis I transports the reader into the glittering and dangerous world of 16th-century France . It is a testament to its quality that upon closing the book you don't entirely want to leave Informationen zum Autor Swedish by birth, but educated in Britain, France and Germany, Leonie Frieda speaks five languages and is a member of the Institute of Linguists. She is the author of a bestselling biography of Catherine de Medici, and THE DEADLY SISTERHOOD: A STORY OF WOMEN, POWER AND INTRIGUE IN THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE and FRANCIS I: THE MAKER OF MODERN FRANCE. She lives in London and has two children. http://www.leoniefrieda.com/ Klappentext An illuminating biography of the French king Francis I, who was a contemporary of Henry VIII of England and transformed France into a powerful force. 'This rollicking story is packed with anecdotes' Gerard DeGroot, "The Times" Zusammenfassung The Sunday Times bestselling author of Catherine de Medici turns to Francis I, the king who transformed France into a great nation.

Product details

• Authors: Leonie Frieda, Frieda Leonie
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781474601221
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-0122-1
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business; France, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, c 1500 onwards to present day, Biography: royalty, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700