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3208930The Devils Queenhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-devils-queen-9780007283460/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2693414/59462274-3a79-46da-bf40-4355cea28ae6.jpg?v=638384324131000000135150MXNHarperCollins PublishersInStock/Ebooks/<p>A compelling tale of love, lust and murder which traces the evolution of Catherine de Medici the great-granddaughter of Lorenzo the Magnificent from an unloved, timid orphan to Frances most cunning monarch</p><p>A cold, ruthless murderess and occultist, or a loyal wife and mother, and the most competent monarch France ever knew?</p><p>In The Devils Queen, Jeanne Kalogridis examines Catherine deMedicis attraction to astrology and the dark arts, as well as the political, religious and personal forces that converged during her life.</p><p>Catherine deMedici was one of Frances most notorious and blood thirsty monarchs, feared by some as an occultist, seen to be consorting with the likes of Nostradamus and thought to have been responsible for the brutal St. Bartholomews Day Massacre.</p><p>For many she was loved as a monarch devoted to bringing about peace during the Wars of Religion. Others saw her as an unfortunate victim of circumstances, struggling to come to terms with the death of her own husband whom she loved dearly, as well as the tragic death of her own parents at an early age.</p><p>In Kalogridis most passionate and thought-provoking novel, we follow in the footsteps of Frances orphan queen and her rise to power in the tumultuous climate of sixteenth century France.</p>...3144663The Devils Queen135150https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-devils-queen-9780007283460/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2693414/59462274-3a79-46da-bf40-4355cea28ae6.jpg?v=638384324131000000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20119780007283460_W3siaWQiOiIxNjJmMTNjNS1jNDNlLTRmZGMtOGExMi02Nzk1YmNjNTE0MGUiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjE1MCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjE1LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjEzNSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780007283460_<p>A compelling tale of love, lust and murder which traces the evolution of Catherine de Medici the great-granddaughter of Lorenzo the Magnificent from an unloved, timid orphan to Frances most cunning monarch</p><p>A cold, ruthless murderess and occultist, or a loyal wife and mother, and the most competent monarch France ever knew?</p><p>In The Devils Queen, Jeanne Kalogridis examines Catherine deMedicis attraction to astrology and the dark arts, as well as the political, religious and personal forces that converged during her life.</p><p>Catherine deMedici was one of Frances most notorious and blood thirsty monarchs, feared by some as an occultist, seen to be consorting with the likes of Nostradamus and thought to have been responsible for the brutal St. Bartholomews Day Massacre.</p><p>For many she was loved as a monarch devoted to bringing about peace during the Wars of Religion. Others saw her as an unfortunate victim of circumstances, struggling to come to terms with the death of her own husband whom she loved dearly, as well as the tragic death of her own parents at an early age.</p><p>In Kalogridis most passionate and thought-provoking novel, we follow in the footsteps of Frances orphan queen and her rise to power in the tumultuous climate of sixteenth century France.</p>...9780007283460_HarperCollins Publisherslibro_electonico_3d541092-10ed-411e-bca9-3e3af067a503_9780007283460;9780007283460_9780007283460Jeanne KalogridisInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/harpercollinsuk-epub-f40dc999-295b-4acb-b33f-5067f054d8a2.epub2011-11-10T00:00:00+00:00HarperCollins Publishers