Francis I: The Maker of Modern France

by Leonie Frieda

Book Overview

The bestselling author of Catherine de Medici returns to sixteenth-century Europe in this evocative and entertaining biography that recreates a remarkable era of French history and brings to life a great monarch--Francis I--who turned France into a great nation.

Catherine de Medici's father-in-law, King Francis of France, was the perfect Renaissance knight, the movement's exemplar and its Gallic interpreter. An aesthete, diplomat par excellence,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061563099
• ISBN13: 9780061563096
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Bio of Francis

I love this author. This bio of Francis is a rollicking read, fast paced and a page turner. So much that I didn't know about him. Coming from a Tudor background I only knew him through the eyes of Henry VIII. Without giving anything away, he's not the man/king I thought he was. A very well researched and learned biography. If you want to learn more about Francis and of France this is the book for you!