Catherine de' Medici
The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen
Seiten
2025
Apollo (Verlag)
978-1-80024-477-1 (ISBN)
Apollo (Verlag)
978-1-80024-477-1 (ISBN)
The life and times of Catherine de' Medici, by scholar of the Italian Renaissance Mary Hollingsworth
A Financial Times Book of the Year
‘Thoroughly researched.’ Sunday Times
‘To be devoured.’ Philip Mansel
'This book is a treat for fans of well-told history.' Washington Post
History is rarely kind to women of power, but few have had their reputations quite so brutally shredded as Catherine de’ Medici.
In this new biography of the most powerful woman in sixteenth-century Europe, Mary Hollingsworth uses neglected primary sources to recreate the life and times of a remarkable – and remarkably traduced – woman.
Mary Hollingsworth delves into the archives to discover deeper truths behind the persistent myths of sectarian cruelty and ruinous extravagance, and to reveal a cultured and politically astute woman who worked tirelessly to find a way for Catholics and Protestants to coexist peacefully.
A Financial Times Book of the Year
‘Thoroughly researched.’ Sunday Times
‘To be devoured.’ Philip Mansel
'This book is a treat for fans of well-told history.' Washington Post
History is rarely kind to women of power, but few have had their reputations quite so brutally shredded as Catherine de’ Medici.
In this new biography of the most powerful woman in sixteenth-century Europe, Mary Hollingsworth uses neglected primary sources to recreate the life and times of a remarkable – and remarkably traduced – woman.
Mary Hollingsworth delves into the archives to discover deeper truths behind the persistent myths of sectarian cruelty and ruinous extravagance, and to reveal a cultured and politically astute woman who worked tirelessly to find a way for Catholics and Protestants to coexist peacefully.
Mary Hollingsworth is a scholar of the Italian Renaissance and the author of The Medici, which was widely praised on its publication by Head of Zeus in 2017, and Princes of the Renaissance, published in 2021. Her other books include The Cardinal's Hat, The Borgias: History's Most Notorious Dynasty and Patronage in Renaissance Italy: From 1400 to the Early Sixteenth Century.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.05.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 1x8pp col |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 196 mm |
| Gewicht | 360 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80024-477-0 / 1800244770 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80024-477-1 / 9781800244771 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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