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Francis I

Francis I

The Maker of Modern France

by Leonie Frieda
Paperback
Publication Date: 08/06/2021

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The Sunday Times bestselling author of Catherine De Medici turns to Francis I, the king who transformed France into a great nation.

Francis I (1494-1547) 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.

ISBN:
9781474601221
9781474601221
Category:
Biography: historical
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
08-06-2021
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
400
Dimensions (mm):
196x128x30mm
Weight:
0.3kg

"A captivating biography...[Frieda] does herself proud. Battle scenes are vividly drawn and the intricacies of statecraft reconstructed with admirable clarity. She also has a fine eye for detail - this rollicking story is packed with anecdotes"
The Times

"A thoughtful, vivid and well-paced telling of a complex story; and it is set against an even more complex background of European power-politics, which Frieda picks apart with admirable skill"
Sunday Telegraph

Leonie Frieda

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. She lives in London and has two children.

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