The Importance of Pawns

Name: The Importance of Pawns
Rating: 4.07 (1116 reviews)

by Keira Morgan Book 4 in the Chronicles of the House of Valois series.

First published 2021

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After Anne of Brittany’s death, her daughters Claude and Renée become valuable pieces in the politics of France and Brittany. Claude inherits her mother’s duchy but faces pressure from Louise of Savoy, while Renée’s future and inheritance depend on decisions made by the adults who control the royal household.

Set across the transition from Louis XII to Francis I, the novel follows Claude, Renée, Louise and their protector Michelle de Saubonne through guardianship, marriage plans and rival claims to power. Morgan makes the succession crisis personal by showing how royal women fought to protect property, family and one another inside the Valois court.