A cheat sheet for lazy history lovers. Kings and queens of France. 1498 - 1848
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A cheat sheet for lazy history lovers. Kings and queens of France. 1498 - 1848
9.99 €
A new historical “cheat sheet” from Alexandra Marinina. This time it's French. Paris, Versailles, brilliant kings, daring queens, elegant ladies-in-waiting and brave Musketeers... Who hasn’t been fascinated by France and its history since childhood? With a special "Marinine" humor, the book tells the story of French kings from the Father of the People Louis the Twelfth to Louis Philippe the First. You will learn who these people were, what talents and shortcomings, what hopes and dreams they lived with.
- How to spend 25 years in the shadow of her husband, suffering his open neglect, and suddenly become Catherine de Medici – an outstanding politician, a cruel poisoner and the mother of three ruling kings, who lived all these years under the motto of “hate and wait”.
- Was Richelieu a grey cardinal under Louis Thirteen, or was the king himself the instigator of executions for which the people hated Richelieu?
- What “spots” was hidden from the general public by the small sprout and early balding Sun King, in which huge wigs and heeled shoes came into fashion?
- Which of the ruling French monarchs had 56 mistresses? And that's just some sort of proven minimum, in fact, Henry IV had a lot more women.
- How to spend 25 years in the shadow of her husband, suffering his open neglect, and suddenly become Catherine de Medici – an outstanding politician, a cruel poisoner and the mother of three ruling kings, who lived all these years under the motto of “hate and wait”.
- Was Richelieu a grey cardinal under Louis Thirteen, or was the king himself the instigator of executions for which the people hated Richelieu?
- What “spots” was hidden from the general public by the small sprout and early balding Sun King, in which huge wigs and heeled shoes came into fashion?
- Which of the ruling French monarchs had 56 mistresses? And that's just some sort of proven minimum, in fact, Henry IV had a lot more women.
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