{"product_id":"9781474601221","title":"Francis I : The Maker of Modern France","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Frieda, Leonie, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/03\/2021,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 400 pages, 16 colour illustrations plus maps and genealogical tables,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Orion Publishing Co,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: France, Biography: historical political \u0026amp; military, European history,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781474601221\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eFrancis I was inconstant, amorous, hot-headed and flawed. Arguably he was also the most significant king that France ever had.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBestselling historian Leonie Frieda's comprehensive and sympathetic account explores the life of the most human of all Renaissance monarchs - and the most enigmatic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39306136977561,"sku":"9781474601221","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781474601221.jpg?v=1614424976","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781474601221","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}