The Serpent and the Moon

Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King

By: Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent

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Paperback | 13 September 2005 | Edition Number 1

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As a descendant of both Catherine de Medici and Diane de Poitiers, and an insider who has seen her share of palace intrigues, no writer could be more equipped than Princess Michael of Kent to explore one of history's most fascinating royal love stories. Catherine de Medici was fourteen when she was bartered in marriage to France by her ambitious cousin, Pope Clement VII. Catherine fell in love with her future husband, Henri, at first sight. But Henri had eyes only for his mistress, the beautiful Diane de Poitiers, eighteen years his senior. Diane and Henri ruled as one, their intertwined monograms and signature black and white colours appearing on everything from royal proclamations to palace doorknobs. Catherine, despised at court, watched miserably as Henri became Dauphin and then King, each day growing more devoted to Diane. Only Henri's death at the age of forty-two ended his love for Diane and Catherine's long, agonizing 'hate and wait'. THE SERPENT AND THE MOON is peopled by the most illustrious figures of the time - including Henry VIII of England, Francois I, and Anne Boleyn. A ten-year labour of love from a uniquely qualified writer, this is a moving and personal love story as well as a richly woven history of an extraordinary time.

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"A cracking good story...a consummate storyteller."
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Author's Note
Map
Family Trees of Principal Characters
The Author's Descent from Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de' Medici
The Royal Wedding
The King and the Mistress
The Renaissance King
Treachery and Treason
Defeat and Capture at Pavia
Imprisonment
The Hostages
The Young Knight
The Widow
Catherine's New World
The Dauphin Is Dead -- Long Live the Dauphin
Emperor of Deceit
Three in a Marriage
The Death of the Renaissance King
King Henri II
The King's Mistress
Anet
A Delicate Domestic Balance
Henri II at War
A Cruel Fate
Epilogue
Chronology
Bibliography
Index
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The Serpent and the Moon

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