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For the next three years, the orphaned, unmarried young duchess is relentlessly pursued by suitors while Brittany is invaded by France, its larger, more powerful neighbor. With no other way out, at age fourteen she agrees to marry King Charles VI of France, in order to save her country. Better to be a queen than a prisoner.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Unexpectedly, a passionate relationship ensues. Yet Charles cannot shake the bad habits he has brought into their marriage, and Anne cannot help him in his darkest area of struggle.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Together, they introduce the wonders of the Italian Renaissance to France, building one of Europe's most glorious 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-century courts at their royal residence in Amboise, in the heart of the Loire Valley.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But year after year they fail to achieve the most important aim they must accomplish in order to secure the future of their kingdom. 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