The Serpent and the Moon by Princess Michael of Kent

'The author, who knows a thing or two about palace intrigue herself, writes with style and panache and serves up marvelous details of pageantry, court fashion, furniture, and gossip worthy of the master of the genre, the duc de Saint-Simon. 'A sizzling story about love and betrayal in a royal family.a true tale of palace intrigue in the sixteenth century.' Leonie Friede, The Globe and Mail (Toronto) 'A hugely entertaining book.the stuff of high Renaissance drama.' 'A cracking good story.a consummate storyteller.' The Serpent and the Moon is a fascinating love story as well as a richly woven history of an extraordinary time. Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent, herself a descendant of both Catherine and Diane, imbues this seldom-told story with an insider's grasp of royal life. Meanwhile, Catherine took as her secret motto the words 'Hate and Wait' and lived for the day Diane would die and she could win Henri's love and rule by his side. When Henri eventually became king, he and Diane ruled France as one. When Catherine met Henri on her wedding day, she fell instantly in love, but Henri could see no one but the beautiful Diane. From HRH Princess Michael of Kent, bestselling author of The Queen of Four Kingdoms, comes the eagerly-anticipated third volume in the Anjou trilogy.The final volume of the Anjou trilogy focuses on merchant Jacques Coeur, a man of humble beginnings but fiercely. At its heart is one of the world's greatest love stories: the lifelong devotion of King Henri II of France to Diane de Poitiers, a beautiful aristocrat who was nineteen years older than her lover.Īt age fourteen, Henri was married to fourteen-year-old Catherine de' Medici, an unattractive but extremely wealthy heiress who was to bring half of Italy to France as her dowry. Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent is the younger child of the late Baron Gunther von Reibnitz and his wife, the late Marianne, ne Countess Szapary. Set against the stunning backdrop of Renaissance France, The Serpent and the Moon is a true story of love, war, intrigue, betrayal, and persecution. Author(s): Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent

The Serpent and the Moon by Princess Michael of Kent