Author: Leah Redmond Chang Publisher: Bloomsbury Circus Ltd Price: £25 Released: Out now
In the 16th century, three women were linked through family bonds and the weight of power. Catherine de’ Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary, Queen of Scots were all powerful queens, serving their own nations and the states of their spouses to varying degrees as their, Leah Redmond Chang effortlessly navigates the political landscape of Renaissance Europe, particularly France, and the personal intricacies of the women in question to tell their extraordinary stories in a new and fascinating approach.