BLOOD FIRE AND GOLD (ELIZABETH I CATHERINE DE MEDICI) (PB)

In sixteenth-century Europe, two women came to hold all the power, against all the odds. They were Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici. One a Virgin Queen who ruled her kingdom alone, and the other a clandestine leader who used her children to shape the dynasties of Europe. Much has been written about these iconic women, but nothing has been said of their complicated relationship: thirty years of friendship, competition and conflict that changed the face of Europe.