# Francis I

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- Book: [Francis I](https://www.bookquiver.com/leonie-frieda/francis-i) ([Francis I.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/leonie-frieda/francis-i.md))
- Authors: [Leonie Frieda](https://www.bookquiver.com/leonie-frieda), [Carole Boyd](https://www.bookquiver.com/carole-boyd)
- Publisher: w_n
- ISBN: 978-14-7460-122-1
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2021-03-04
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

'A captivating biography ... This rollicking story is packed with anecdotes' The Times 'I can't suppose that there has been a better English biography of Francis, or indeed is likely to be one' Catholic Herald Francis I was inconstant, amorous, hot-headed and flawed. Arguably he was also the most significant king that France ever had. A contemporary of Henry VIII of England, Francis saw himself as the first Renaissance king. A courageous and heroic warrior, he was also a keen aesthete, an accomplished diplomat and an energetic ruler who turned his country into a force to be reckoned with. Bestselling historian Leonie Frieda's comprehensive and sympathetic account explores the life of the most human of all Renaissance monarchs - and the most enigmatic.