The rival queens
Subtitle: Catherine de' Medici, her daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the betrayal that ignited a kingdom
By: Nancy Goldstone
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, the Orion Publishing Group Ltd; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9780297868637
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Queens; Biography; Nobility
Other titles: Catherine de' Medici, her daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the betrayal that ignited a kingdom
Description: Goldstone documents the turbulent mother-daughter relationship between Catherine de' Medici and Marguerite de Valois to explore the court politics, assassinations, espionage and betrayals that shaped their time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-420) and index.
Table of contents: title: Margot's mother, Catherine de' Medici: "The Queen, my mother" ; The King is dead, long live the King ; The Queen and the colloquy ; A short war ... ; ... And a long trip; title: Catherine's daughter Marguerite de Valois: The flying squadron ; Fall from grace ; The marriage trap ; Queen Margot ; Queen of Paris ; Of mignons and mistresses ; The great escape ; A royal hostage ; Queen of spies ; Royal rivalries ; Queen of Navarre; title: The rival queens: The lovers' war ; A royal scandal ; The Queen's revolt ; Prisoner of war ; Three funerals and a mass ; The return of the Queen; title: Epilogue.