The Serpent and the Moon: Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King - Couverture souple

Princess Michael Of Kent, Princess Michael Of Kent

 
9780743251068: The Serpent and the Moon: Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King
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ISBN 10 : 0743251067 ISBN 13 : 9780743251068
Editeur : Atria Books, 2005

Synopsis

Set against the stunning backdrop of Renaissance France, The Serpent and the Moon is a true story of love, war, intrigue, betrayal, and persecution. At its heart is one of the world's greatest love stories: the lifelong devotion of King Henri II of France to Diane de Poitiers, a beautiful aristocrat who was nineteen years older than her lover.
At age fourteen, Henri was married to fourteen-year-old Catherine de' Medici, an unattractive but extremely wealthy heiress who was to bring half of Italy to France as her dowry. When Catherine met Henri on her wedding day, she fell instantly in love, but Henri could see no one but the beautiful Diane. When Henri eventually became king, he and Diane ruled France as one. Meanwhile, Catherine took as her secret motto the words "Hate and Wait" and lived for the day Diane would die and she could win Henri's love and rule by his side. Fate had another plan.
Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent, herself a descendant of both Catherine and Diane, imbues this seldom-told story with an insider's grasp of royal life. The Serpent and the Moon is a fascinating love story as well as a richly woven history of an extraordinary time.

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À propos de l?auteur

Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent is the author of two previous books, Crowned in a Far Country: Portraits of Eight Royal Brides and Cupid and the King: Five Royal Paramours. For more than ten years, the Princess has pursued a successful career lecturing on historical topics. She lives with her husband, Prince Michael of Kent, in Kensington Palace in London and in their seventeenth-century manor house in Gloucestershire, England.

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Éditeur
Atria Books
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0743251067
ISBN 13 
9780743251068
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
432
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780743251044: The Serpent and the Moon: Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King

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ISBN 10 :  0743251040 ISBN 13 :  9780743251044
Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2004
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