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A sympathetic portrait of the Renaissance-era queen of France seeks to reveal her skills as a ruler in spite of her violent reputation, describing her suffering at the hands of Henry IV, the power politics that marked her rule, her talents as a strategist and conspirator, and the circumstances that led to the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. 35,000 first printing. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Review: 'This intelligent and well-researched biography of her is a worthy testament to Catherine's formidable strength. CATHERINE DE MEDICI reveals Frieda, a first-time biograp...

The scorchingly honest assessments of the great and not-so-good that flowed from ‘Chips’ Channon’s poison pen. The writers of British political and social diaries tend to be witnesses of great events rather than the main players. Disraeli and Gladstone, Lloyd George, Churchill and Thatcher left no daily journals, presumably because they were too busy making history, as opposed to watching it unfold.  The diarists we read and remember – Alan Clark, Chris Mullins and Henry Channon’s friend and contemporary Harold Nicholson – were close enough to power to have a ringside seat, but...

Simon Heffer’s encyclopedic book about Victorian and Edwardian England offers a fascinating perspective on the present.

Share this - copied Historian and author Simon Heffer joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book 'The Age of Decadence -- A History of Britain: 1880-1914.'May 4, 2021 ReadMore

9 New Books We Recommend This Week April 29, 2021 There are woods near my house where I sometimes head when I’m craving green shadows and stillness, a reminder that time and nature have very little to do with the human scale of things. Very little — but not nothing: As Scott Weidensaul points out in his new book about migratory birds, “A World on the Wing,” humans are deeply implicated in the recent decimation of aviation species. If you love the woods as I do, this book will make you more alert to the chirrups and whistles and flashes of movement in the canopy above you and give you ...