DR. ESTELLE PARANQUE is an Assistant Professor in History at NCH at Northeastern (London campus). She has been featured in several international historical television documentaries, including The Boleyns: A ScandalousFamily and Secrets d'Histoire, as well as the history podcasts like HistoryHit, Not Just the Tudors, and Talking Tudors. She is also the author of Elizabeth I of England Through Valois Eyes.
"An excellent choice for both history buffs and listeners who are
interested in feminist history and the lives of women
rulers."--Library Journal
"A fascinating, detailed look at the personal and political
relations between Elizabeth and Catherine as they sought to promote
the interests of their respective countries and religions."--New
York Journal of Books
"Ms. Paranque... conveys the relationship between these two
remarkable women with zest and insight and with sympathy... Just as
historical novelists now engage in serious academic research, so
some historians, Ms. Paranque among them, are ready to grant
themselves the novelist's freedom--though not with facts, thank
goodness. After all, outside universities, people read even
carefully researched history for enjoyment. There is a lot to enjoy
here."--Wall Street Journal
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"Historian Estelle Paranque looks at the relationship between
Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici, two of the most powerful women
in Renaissance Europe. She draws on their private letters to craft
portraits of these famous women... A must-read for history
lovers."--Town and Country Magazine
"[This book] deliver[s] fascinating insights... a pacy narrative of
two stormy lives."--History Today (UK)
"Paranque deftly shows how their experiences shaped the women
rulers' relationships with their subjects, advisers and each
other."--Smithsonian Magazine
"Paranque's vivid character sketches and lucid explanations of the
political and religious stakes involved result in a certifiable
historical page-turner."--Publishers Weekly
"Drawing on new research and private correspondence, Paranque
paints a vivid picture of two formidable women whose rivalry
motivated their respective choices and
accomplishments."--Booklist
"[A] solid diplomatic history."--Kirkus
"A story told with verve and passion... a marvelous story of a
relationship between two powerful women in an age when females were
believed to be unsuited to the exercise of government."
--The Times (UK)
"An alternative and engaging biography of the great Tudor
Queen"
--The Telegraph (UK)
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