Game of Queens: The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe

by Sarah Gristwood

Book Overview

"Sarah Gristwood has written a masterpiece that effortlessly and enthrallingly interweaves the amazing stories of women who ruled in Europe during the Renaissance period." -- Alison Weir

Sixteenth-century Europe saw an explosion of female rule. From Isabella of Castile, and her granddaughter Mary Tudor, to Catherine de Medici, Anne Boleyn, and Elizabeth Tudor, these women wielded enormous power over their territories, shaping the course...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465096786
• ISBN13: 9780465096787
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.2" x 9.4"