''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. . Language: English