Author:
Frieda, Leonie.
Edition Statement:1st U.S. ed.
Imprint:New York : Fourth Estate, [2005], c2003.
Descriptionxxiii, 440 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Note:Originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-410) and index.
Note:A portrait of the Renaissance-era queen of France which seeks to reveal her skills as a ruler in spite of her violent reputation, describing the power politics that marked her rule, and her talents as a strategist and conspirator.