Catherine de' Medici "the black queen"
Dubbed the "Black Queen" of France, Catherine de' Medici came from one of the most powerful families in 15th-century Europe and, marrying into the French Royal Court, led a precarious life. This history details how Catherine, anxious to secure the power of her family, became the target of rumors abo...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Foster City, CA :
Goosebottom Books,
c2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Thinking girl's treasury of dastardly dames.
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| Summary: | Dubbed the "Black Queen" of France, Catherine de' Medici came from one of the most powerful families in 15th-century Europe and, marrying into the French Royal Court, led a precarious life. This history details how Catherine, anxious to secure the power of her family, became the target of rumors about poisoning those who opposed her, was blamed for the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, and reportedly dabbled in the dark arts. |
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| Physical Description: | 28 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 22 x 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780983425632 0983425639 |
| Author Notes: | Janie is the author of Catherine de' Medici "The Black Queen," and Njinga "The Warrior Queen," both in The Thinking Girl's Treasury of Dastardly Dames. Peter Malone has illustrated over twenty children's books for such publishers as Chronicle, Knopf, Putnam, Running Press, and Scholastic. In addition to creating gorgeous illustrations, he wrote the book, Close to the Wind, about the use of the Beaufort scale for measuring wind force at sea. School Library Journal called it "informative and utterly charming." He lives in Bath, England, with his wife, a restorer of paintings, and their two grown daughters. |
