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Catherine De’Medici

500: Catherine de’ Medici – “The merchant’s daughter”

April 13, 2019 Moniek 2

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 […]

Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of France

January 15, 2018 Moniek 1

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

October 4, 2017 Moniek 1

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

June 16, 2017 Moniek 1

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

December 5, 2016 Moniek 1

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

August 12, 2015 Moniek 0

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 […]

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