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Catherine Fletcher

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Catherine Fletcher holds a PhD in history from the University of London. She is the recipient of many awards and fellowships at the British School at Rome and the European University Institute in Florence and takes up a position as a Teaching Fellow in History at the University of London in the Fall. Divorce of Henry VIII is her first book.

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Average rating: 3.7 · 1,187 ratings · 205 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Beauty and the Terror: An Alternative History of the Italian Renaissance 3.68 avg rating — 515 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici 3.76 avg rating — 317 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Divorce of Henry VIII: The Untold Story from Inside the Vatican 3.78 avg rating — 227 ratings — published 2012 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Roads To Rome: A Journey into Europe's past 3.30 avg rating — 94 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diplomacy in Renaissance Rome: The Rise of the Resident Ambassador 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Lorenzino featured in several stage plays, enchanting one by Alfred de Musset and another by Alexandre Dumas, author of The Three Muskateers. His blow for republicanism found favour with nineteenth-century writers and audiences.”
― Catherine Fletcher, The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici

tags: murder-of-alessandro-de-medici

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“Whatever thier individual reasons, Ippolito’s presence in Rome created a focus around which all sorts of people discontented with Alessandro’s reign might coalesce to oppose the Duke.”
― Catherine Fletcher, The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici

tags: renaissance-history

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“While Alessandro’s arms were displayed hanging around Cosimo’s residences, Cosimo proved to slow to apprehend Lorenzo.”
― Catherine Fletcher, The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici

tags: alessandro-de-medici-s-murder

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What book about the Tudors or the Tudor world would you like for our Group Read in August 2021?

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Jane Seymour: Henry VIII's True Love by Elizabeth Norton

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Charles Brandon: Henry VIII's Closest Friend by Steven Gunn

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The Beauty and the Terror: An Alternative History of the Italian Renaissance by Catherine Fletcher

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