The serpent and the moon : two rivals for the love of a renassaince 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 renassaince king / Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent.
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Publisher:
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 index.Bibliography: p. 380-389.
ISBN:
07432510409780743251044
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, 1547-1559
BRN:
59079
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