The Dark Queen
Subtitle: A Novel
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: March 29, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9780345437969
Subjects: Historical fiction; Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France,; Henry II, 1547-1559; Fiction; Fiction - Historical; Queen, consort of Henry II, Ki; History; Historical - General; Fiction / General; Catherine de Mâedicis,; 1519-1589; Catherine de Medicis,; France
First sentence: THE CHAMBER LAY HIDDEN BENEATH THE OLD PART OF THE house, far from prying eyes.