About the book: year / "In the summer of 1513, a girl appeared at the court of Margaret of Austria - the daughter of a courtier, trained to understand the dangerous palace dance. She knew that a girl's best defense was her intelligence, that a family's fortunes could change at the king's whim, and that a great chess game was being played out in the European political arena in which even she could play a role. Nobody, of course, imagined how significant this role would be.” (Sarah Gristwood)Anne Boleyn and Margaret of Austria, at whose court she served and was raised. Louise of Savoy and her daughter, one of the first French writers, Margaret of Navarre. Christina of Denmark and Catherine de Medici, who was rumored to have a passion for poisons. These are just some of the famous women who participated in, and often completely directed, European politics in the 16th century. These amazing rulers deliberately used their status to do things differently, recognized sisterly ties, found themselves pawns in someone else's game and took advantage of other people in their own. In the chess game of European politics, it was the queen who became a key figure. The history of the 16th century is a gambit of queens. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.