The Rival Queens

The Rival Queens

2016 • 448 pages

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Goldstone documents the turbulent mother-daughter relationship between Catherine de' Medici and Marguerite de Valois to explore the court politics, assassinations, espionage and betrayals that shaped their time.

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Very accessible story - not dry at all. Told with humor and drama. I really enjoyed her way of telling the story, and would definitely read other history by this author.

November 6, 2022

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