so-soWomen's Prize For Nonfiction long listed 2024
3.5⭐ This is good. I do not recommend it on audio - too much jumping timelines, too many Marys and (K) Catherines. It is much easier to understand in physical form.
While I thought it was interesting and well written it was a bit hard to keep track of everything, I fully understand that Nancy Goldstone has ruined me for these sorts of books all Empress books I compare to hers. Good not great.
pickThis is a really interesting look at how three women who became queens quite young had intersecting lives and experiences. My main complaint about it is that there were so many Elizabeths, Marys, and Catherines at the time that it got a little confusing. So for me this is a low pick but well worth reading.
pickThis is a very well-organized and thorough overview of three Queens: Catherine de Medici of France, her daughter Elisabeth de Valois, who became Queen of Spain, and Mary Stuart, or Mary, Queen of Scots. I found the writing engaging and enjoyed the purpose of this book -- to show how three women gained and maintained power, illustrating how Queens managed nations that had anything but faith in their gender. ( Thanks to NetGalley for the #ARC )
Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power | 
