The serpent and the moon : two rivals for the love of a renaissance king
Michael, of Kent, Princess2004
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The story of an extraordinary love triangle that endured for 28 years and changed the face of France - the three-sided marriage between Henri II, his wife Catherine de Medici and his mistress Diane de Poitiers.
Main title:
The serpent and the moon : two rivals for the love of a renaissance king / Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent.
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Imprint:
New York ; London : Simon & Schuster, c2004.
Collation:
xiii, 405 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), geneal. tables, map ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
A Touchstone book.Includes bibliographical references (p. 380-389) and index.
ISBN:
9780743251044 (hbk)
Dewey class:
944.028944.0280922
Local class:
944.0280922B DIANE de Poitiers
Language:
English
Subject:
Henry II, King of France, 1519-1559 -- Relations with womenPoitiers, Diane de, Duchess of Valentinois, 1499-1566Catherine de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589France -- Kings and rulers -- Mistresses -- BiographyFrance -- Courts and courtiers -- History -- 16th centuryFrance -- History -- Henry II, 1547-1559Biography
BRN:
1356337
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