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There is a general cry of paradox when scholars, struck by some historical error, attempt to correct it; but, for whoever studies modern history to its depths, it is plain that historians are privileged liars, who lend their pen to popular beliefs precisely as the newspapers... Read Full Overview

Catherine de' Medici, daughter of Lorenzo II de' Medici and of Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne, was an Italian noblewoman who was Queen of France from 1547 until 1559, as the wife of King Henry II.Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver... Read Full Overview

Balzac's La Comedie Humaine was a story cycle comprising more than 100 novels and stories. Although most of these works are set in nineteenth-century France, several hearken back to earlier periods. Catherine de' Medici centers on the life of the woman born into an aristocratic... Read Full Overview

Dieses Werk ist Teil der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg ver ffentlicht in der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS Werke aus mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden. Diese waren zu einem Gro teil vergriffen oder nur noch antiquarisch erh ltlich. Mit der Buchreihe... Read Full Overview

Eine historische Erzahlung uber die Konigin von Frankreich, die in der sogenannten Bartholomausnacht tausende Hugenotten ermorden liess und der einflussreichen Familie der Medici aus Florenz entstammte."

" ...]but, for whoever studies modern history to its depths, it is plain that historians are privileged liars, who lend their pen to popular beliefs precisely as the newspapers of the day, or most of them, express the opinions of their readers. Historical independence has shown... Read Full Overview

Diese Hardcover-Ausgabe ist Teil der TREDITION CLASSICS. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg ver ffentlicht in der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS Werke aus mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden. Diese waren zu einem Gro teil vergriffen oder nur noch antiquarisch erh ltlich. Mit TREDITION CLASSICS... Read Full Overview

A swift plunge into a world of perfume and power, where whispers shape kingdoms as surely as swords. Catherine De' Medici uncovers the shadowed art of rule and the iron will behind a queenly gaze. Balzac's historical fiction novella, a gem of classic european literature, threads... Read Full Overview

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Honor de Balzac born Honor Balzac; (20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Com die humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus.

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Catherine de' Medici by Honor de Balzac is a historical novel that delves into the life and influence of one of the most powerful and controversial figures of the French Renaissance. Catherine de' Medici, a member of the influential Italian Medici family, became the queen... Read Full Overview

Catherine De' Medici presents the life of a powerful ruler whose influence shaped a nation during years of intense upheaval. The book examines how a young noblewoman, placed in a hostile environment filled with rival factions and shifting loyalties, learned to navigate power... Read Full Overview