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Medici Trilogy

by Jean Plaidy 3 books in this series

The Medici Trilogy centres on Catherine de’ Medici and the Valois monarchy during the French Wars of Religion. From her arrival as an Italian bride to her struggle to preserve the crown for her sons, the sequence explores court faction, dynastic marriage and the violence dividing Catholic and Protestant France.

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Books in this series (3 books)

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#1 – Madame Serpent

Jean Plaidy

Sullen-eyed and broken-hearted, fourteen-year-old Catherine de'Medici arrives in Marseilles to marry Henry of Orleans, second son of the King of France. On the promise of a dowry fit for a king, Catherine has left her true love in Italy, forced into trading her future for a…

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#2 – The Italian Woman

Jean Plaidy

When Catherine de'' Medici was forced to marry Henry of Orleans, her''s was not the only heart broken. Jeanne of Navarre once dreamed of marrying this same prince, but like Catherine, she must comply with King Francis''s political needs. And so both Catherine and Jeanne''s lives…

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#3 – Queen Jezebel

Jean Plaidy

The ageing Catherine de' Medici has arranged the marriage of her beautiful Catholic daughter Margot to the uncouth Huguenot King Henry of Navarre. Margot, still desperately in love with Henry de Guise, refuses to utter her vows. But even Catherine is unable to anticipate the carnage…

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