The Serpent and the Moon
Subtitle: Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King
Publisher: Touchstone
Published: September 13, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780743251068
Subjects: European history: c 1500 to c 1750; c 1500 to c 1600; France - History; Monarchy And Aristocracy; History; History - General History; History: World; France; Europe - France; History / General
First sentence: AS the sun filtered through the autumn mist shrouding the harbor of Marseilles, three hundred cannons boomed from the ramparts of the château d'If and all the bells of the city rang out to announce the arrival of the papal flotilla.