500: Catherine de’ Medici – “The merchant’s daughter”
To celebrate the 500th birthday of the formidable Catherine de’ Medici, we will be posting seven articles over the next seven days about her. This […]
Catherine De’Medici
Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of France
The Kingdom of France originated when Hugh Capet was elected King and founded the Capetian dynasty. Before, the area of the Frankish empire was ruled […]
Château de Chenonceau – The White Queen’s Refuge
The current château de Chenonceau was built between 1514 and 1522 and replaced a medieval castle. It was built by Thomas Bohier, Chamberlain to King Charles VIII of France. In […]
Claude of France – From “Reign” to child bride
The not so historically correct TV show Reign shows Claude of France, daughter of Catherine de’ Medici and Henry II of France, as a lively, […]
Queens Regent: Catherine de’ Medici
A regent is “a person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated.” Catherine de’ Medici was born […]
The Rival Queens by Nancy Goldstone Book Review
The Rivals Queens features two Queens, who coincidentally were also mother and daughter. The infamous Catherine de’ Medici and her perhaps equally infamous daughter Margaret […]