Author(s): Frieda, Leonie,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 04/03/2021,
Pagination: 400 pages, 16 colour illustrations plus maps and genealogical tables,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson,
Published By: Orion Publishing Co,
Book Classification: France, Biography: historical political & military, European history,
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781474601221

Description:
Francis I was inconstant, amorous, hot-headed and flawed. Arguably he was also the most significant king that France ever had.

A contemporary of Henry VIII of England, Francis saw himself as the first Renaissance king. A courageous and heroic warrior, he was also a keen aesthete, an accomplished diplomat and an energetic ruler who turned his country into a force to be reckoned with.

Bestselling historian Leonie Frieda's comprehensive and sympathetic account explores the life of the most human of all Renaissance monarchs - and the most enigmatic.