Francis I: the maker of modern France
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"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, and contemporary of Machiavelli, Francis was the founder of modern France, whose sheer force of will and personality molded his kingdom into the first European superpower. Arguably the man who introduced the Renaissance to France, Francis was also the prototype Frenchman-a national identity was modeled on his character. So great was his stamp, that few countries even now are quite so robustly patriotic as is France. Yet as Leonie Frieda reveals, Francis did not always live up to his ideal; a man of grand passions and vision, he was also a flawed husband, father, lover, and king. With access to private archives that have never been used in a study of Francis I, Frieda explores the life of a man who was the most human of the monarchs of the period-and yet, remains the most elusive." --
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Frieda, L. (2018). Francis I: the maker of modern France. Harper Collins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Frieda, Leonie. 2018. Francis I: The Maker of Modern France. Harper Collins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Frieda, Leonie, Francis I: The Maker of Modern France. Harper Collins, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Frieda, Leonie. Francis I: The Maker of Modern France. Harper Collins, 2018.
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| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Harper Collins, |c ©2018. | |
| 300 | |a xxx, 352 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : |b color illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-336) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a A prophecy fulfilled -- A game of thrones -- "The King never dies" -- Swimming in French blood -- A good and honest man -- A new King of France -- The end of ambition -- The field of the cloth of gold -- Consequences -- The enemy within -- Nothing remains save honour -- The King without a country -- A King restored -- A reversal of fortune -- Violent beginnings and peaceful ends -- A trio of marriages -- Allies of necessity -- Friendships old and new -- God governs the hearts of men -- "In spite of these wretched backbiters" -- Salvation and redemption -- "Tears and continual lamentations" -- Epilogue. | |
| 520 | |a "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, and contemporary of Machiavelli, Francis was the founder of modern France, whose sheer force of will and personality molded his kingdom into the first European superpower. Arguably the man who introduced the Renaissance to France, Francis was also the prototype Frenchman-a national identity was modeled on his character. So great was his stamp, that few countries even now are quite so robustly patriotic as is France. Yet as Leonie Frieda reveals, Francis did not always live up to his ideal; a man of grand passions and vision, he was also a flawed husband, father, lover, and king. With access to private archives that have never been used in a study of Francis I, Frieda explores the life of a man who was the most human of the monarchs of the period-and yet, remains the most elusive." -- |c From goodreads.com. | ||
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