The queen and the courtesan by Lightfoot, Freda, 1942- instant download

The queen and the courtesan by Lightfoot, Freda, 1942- instant download

248, [1] pages ; 23 cm, Henriette d'Entragues isn't satisfied with simply being the mistress of Henry IV of France; she wants a crown too. Despite his promises to marry her, the King is obliged by political necessity to ally himself with a rich Italian princess. But Henriette isn't one for giving up easily. All she has to do to achieve her ambition is to give Henry a son, and then do whatever it takes to set him on the throne, Includes bibliographical references (page 249), \"A novel set in the sixteenth century French court\" -- jacket.-Henriette d'Entragues isn't satisfied with simply being the mistress of Henry IV of France; she wants a crown too. Despite his promises to marry her, the King is obliged by political necessity to ally himself with a rich Italian princess. But Henriette isn't one for giving up easily. All she has to do to achieve her ambition is to give Henry a son, and then do whatever it takes to set him on the throne ..