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An alluring and worthy study of the powerful matriarchs at the helm of Italy's great Renaissance-era dynasties --Publishers Weekly A fresh look at eight fascinating women and their far-reaching impact...Their stories take readers through the lifespan of the Renaissance from an eye-opening new perspective in the compulsively readable, intellectually rigorous account of an extraordinary century. --Examiner.com Spirited...action-packed...full of bright, brash women...the contessas of Venice, Naples, Florence and Rome were more than happy to liquidate their rivals, command armies and do whatever it took to keep power firmly in their silk-gloved grasp. --Daily Mail (London) A torrent of poisoned daggers, ruthless politics and sexual intrigue...An interesting introduction to the turbulent back story to all those serenely smiling portraits --Sunday Times (London) Leonie Frieda has created a web of Renaissance women bound together by blood, politics, and a gift for ruling on a level before their time. --Daily Beast A more inclusive history that points to the talents and strengths of women...Riveting. --Providence Journal Leonie Frieda presents Renaissance history in a fresh, new light...recounting the exploits of eight women whose actions and experiences often rocked the Italian Renaissance world. --Booklist .. .fast-paced, vivid book...Frieda's lively, intimate descriptions are exciting and informative. Any reader interested in the Renaissance will find something to enjoy here... --Library Journal A wide-ranging historical narrative about the women and power struggles that dominated Italy in the late 15th and early 16th centuries --The Spectator .. .scholarly yet very human story of some talented women who held surprising sway in the incredible clutter of city-states that composed Renaissance Italy...Richly researched and deeply complex - at times sufficient to bemuse as much as inform. --Kirkus Reviews

An alluring and worthy study of the powerful matriarchs at the helm of Italy's great Renaissance-era dynasties --Publishers Weekly Leonie Frieda presents Renaissance history in a fresh, new light...recounting the exploits of eight women whose actions and experiences often rocked the Italian Renaissance world. --Booklist A fresh look at eight fascinating women and their far-reaching impact...Their stories take readers through the lifespan of the Renaissance from an eye-opening new perspective in the compulsively readable, intellectually rigorous account of an extraordinary century. --Examiner.com Spirited...action-packed...full of bright, brash women...the contessas of Venice, Naples, Florence and Rome were more than happy to liquidate their rivals, command armies and do whatever it took to keep power firmly in their silk-gloved grasp. --Daily Mail (London) A torrent of poisoned daggers, ruthless politics and sexual intrigue...An interesting introduction to the turbulent back story to all those serenely smiling portraits --Sunday Times (London) Leonie Frieda has created a web of Renaissance women bound together by blood, politics, and a gift for ruling on a level before their time. --Daily Beast A more inclusive history that points to the talents and strengths of women...Riveting. --Providence Journal .. .scholarly yet very human story of some talented women who held surprising sway in the incredible clutter of city-states that composed Renaissance Italy...Richly researched and deeply complex - at times sufficient to bemuse as much as inform. --Kirkus .. .fast-paced, vivid book...Frieda's lively, intimate descriptions are exciting and informative. Any reader interested in the Renaissance will find something to enjoy here... --Library Journal A wide-ranging historical narrative about the women and power struggles that dominated Italy in the late 15th and early 16th centuries --Jonathan Mirsky, The Spectator (A Book of the Year)

. ..scholarly yet very human story of some talented women who held surprising sway in the incredible clutter of city-states that composed Renaissance Italy...Richly researched and deeply complex - at times sufficient to bemuse as much as inform. --Kirkus An alluring and worthy study of the powerful matriarchs at the helm of Italy's great Renaissance-era dynasties --Publishers Weekly Leonie Frieda presents Renaissance history in a fresh, new light...recounting the exploits of eight women whose actions and experiences often rocked the Italian Renaissance world. --Booklist . ..fast-paced, vivid book...Frieda's lively, intimate descriptions are exciting and informative. Any reader interested in the Renaissance will find something to enjoy here... --Library Journal A fresh look at eight fascinating women and their far-reaching impact...Their stories take readers through the lifespan of the Renaissance from an eye-opening new perspective in the compulsively readable, intellectually rigorous account of an extraordinary century. --Examiner.com Spirited...action-packed...full of bright, brash women...the contessas of Venice, Naples, Florence and Rome were more than happy to liquidate their rivals, command armies and do whatever it took to keep power firmly in their silk-gloved grasp. --Daily Mail (London) A torrent of poisoned daggers, ruthless politics and sexual intrigue...An interesting introduction to the turbulent back story to all those serenely smiling portraits --Sunday Times (London) Leonie Frieda has created a web of Renaissance women bound together by blood, politics, and a gift for ruling on a level before their time. --Daily Beast A more inclusive history that points to the talents and strengths of women...Riveting. --Providence Journal scholarly yet very human story of some talented women who held surprising sway in the incredible clutter of city-states that composed Renaissance Italy Richly researched and deeply complex - at times sufficient to bemuse as much as inform. --Kirkus An alluring and worthy study of the powerful matriarchs at the helm of Italy s great Renaissance-era dynasties --Publishers Weekly Leonie Frieda presents Renaissance history in a fresh, new light recounting the exploits of eight women whose actions and experiences often rocked the Italian Renaissance world. --Booklist fast-paced, vivid book Frieda s lively, intimate descriptions are exciting and informative. Any reader interested in the Renaissance will find something to enjoy here --Library Journal A fresh look at eight fascinating women and their far-reaching impact Their stories take readers through the lifespan of the Renaissance from an eye-opening new perspective in the compulsively readable, intellectually rigorous account of an extraordinary century. --Examiner.com Spirited action-packed full of bright, brash women the contessas of Venice, Naples, Florence and Rome were more than happy to liquidate their rivals, command armies and do whatever it took to keep power firmly in their silk-gloved grasp. --Daily Mail (London) A torrent of poisoned daggers, ruthless politics and sexual intrigue An interesting introduction to the turbulent back story to all those serenely smiling portraits --Sunday Times (London) A wide-ranging historical narrative about the women and power struggles that dominated Italy in the late 15th and early 16th centuries --Jonathan Mirsky, The Spectator (A Book of the Year) Leonie Frieda has created a web of Renaissance women bound together by blood, politics, and a gift for ruling on a level before their time. --Daily Beast A more inclusive history that points to the talents and strengths of women...Riveting. --Providence Journal .. .scholarly yet very human story of some talented women who held surprising sway in the incredible clutter of city-states that composed Renaissance Italy...Richly researched and deeply complex - at times sufficient to bemuse as much as inform. --Kirkus .. .fast-paced, vivid book...Frieda's lively, intimate descriptions are exciting and informative. Any reader interested in the Renaissance will find something to enjoy here... --Library Journal A wide-ranging historical narrative about the women and power struggles that dominated Italy in the late 15th and early 16th centuries --Jonathan Mirsky, The Spectator (A Book of the Year)

An alluring and worthy study of the powerful matriarchs at the helm of Italy's great Renaissance-era dynasties --Publishers Weekly Spirited...action-packed...full of bright, brash women...the contessas of Venice, Naples, Florence and Rome were more than happy to liquidate their rivals, command armies and do whatever it took to keep power firmly in their silk-gloved grasp. --Daily Mail (London) Leonie Frieda has created a web of Renaissance women bound together by blood, politics, and a gift for ruling on a level before their time. --Daily Beast Leonie Frieda presents Renaissance history in a fresh, new light...recounting the exploits of eight women whose actions and experiences often rocked the Italian Renaissance world. --Booklist A fresh look at eight fascinating women and their far-reaching impact...Their stories take readers through the lifespan of the Renaissance from an eye-opening new perspective in the compulsively readable, intellectually rigorous account of an extraordinary century. --Examiner.com A torrent of poisoned daggers, ruthless politics and sexual intrigue...An interesting introduction to the turbulent back story to all those serenely smiling portraits --Sunday Times (London) A more inclusive history that points to the talents and strengths of women...Riveting. --Providence Journal .. .fast-paced, vivid book...Frieda's lively, intimate descriptions are exciting and informative. Any reader interested in the Renaissance will find something to enjoy here... --Library Journal A wide-ranging historical narrative about the women and power struggles that dominated Italy in the late 15th and early 16th centuries --The Spectator .. .scholarly yet very human story of some talented women who held surprising sway in the incredible clutter of city-states that composed Renaissance Italy...Richly researched and deeply complex - at times sufficient to bemuse as much as inform. --Kirkus Reviews

A more inclusive history that points to the talents and strengths of women...Riveting. --Providence Journal

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Leonie Frieda is the author of a bestselling biography of Catherine de Medici and The Deadly Sisterhood: A Story of Women, Power and Intrigue in the Italian Renaissance. She lives in London.

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