Francis I The Maker of Modern France |
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| Author:
| Frieda, Leonie |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4746-0122-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2021 |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $26.99 |
Book Description:
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'A captivating biography ... This rollicking story is packed with anecdotes' The Times 'I can't suppose that there has been a better English biography of Francis, or indeed is likely to be one' Catholic Herald Francis I was inconstant, amorous, hot-headed and flawed. Arguably he was also the most significant king that France ever had. A contemporary of Henry VIII of England, Francis saw himself as the first Renaissance...
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'A captivating biography ... This rollicking story is packed with anecdotes' The Times
'I can't suppose that there has been a better English biography of Francis, or indeed is likely to be one' Catholic Herald
Francis I was inconstant, amorous, hot-headed and flawed. Arguably he was also the most significant king that France ever had.
A contemporary of Henry VIII of England, Francis saw himself as the first Renaissance king. A courageous and heroic warrior, he was also a keen aesthete, an accomplished diplomat and an energetic ruler who turned his country into a force to be reckoned with. Bestselling historian Leonie Frieda's comprehensive and sympathetic account explores the life of the most human of all Renaissance monarchs - and the most enigmatic.