Francis I Francis I The Maker of Modern France Leonie Frieda Harper Collins2018Hardback384pp Illustrated225x150mm 9780061563096 Product Code: 511282 Details A proud, indomitable, absolutist monarch, Francis I (1494–1547) ‘was the king that his country needed, if not the one it might have wished for’, and d... DetailsBackDetailsA proud, indomitable, absolutist monarch, Francis I (1494–1547) ‘was the king that his country needed, if not the one it might have wished for’, and despite his achievements – in unifying and glorifying France and as the patron of art and architecture who recruited Leonardo da Vinci to his court and built Fontainebleau – Francis is remembered, if at all, for his failings. In this biography, Leonie Frieda offers a rigorous reassessment of the ‘Maker of Modern France’. Slightly off-mint and felt-tip mark on lower trimmed edge.See MoreSee Less publ $29.99now £9.99 Qty Qty-+ Add to Basket CategoriesModern HistoryTagsEarly modern historyEuropean history
