The three royal ladies are: Catherine de Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary Queen of Scots: French, Scottish and Spanish Queens in the same household and on the arena of European politics….how did that go down?
Why did Elisabeth de Valois never enjoyed a popular history spotlight until now? Why are people still fascinated with Mary Queen of Scots and what has her upbringing to do with her downfall?
Is it just to call Catherine de Medici - a Serpent Queen?
Gemma and Natalie are having a virtual sit-down with author Leah Redmond Chang and find out...
Please find the book in question here:
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/young-queens-9781526613424/ in the UK and
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374294489 in the USA.
For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroque.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/
To book a walking tour with Natalie and talk more about the Tudor monarchs, please visit https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free