Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid and she’s unable to concieve. Yet, only with her intelligence and determination, she manages to keep her marriage alive and masters the bloodsport that is the monarchy better than anyone else, ruling France for 50 years.
Medici bitch
To war rather than to bed
The price
A new era
The first regency
The last joust
An attack on the king
A queen is made
Grand tour
Second coming
Death of a prince
Judas
Time with the family
Courting the valois
A house divided
All saints day
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