Summary
Dubbed the "Black Queen" of France, Catherine de' Medici came from one of the most powerful families in 15th-century Europe and, marrying into the French Royal Court, led a precarious life. This history details how Catherine, anxious to secure the power of her family, became the target of rumors abo... Full description
Series: The thinking girl's treasury of dastardly dames
Agrippina 'Atrocious and Ferocious'
Catherine De' Medici 'The Black Queen'
Cixi 'The Dragon Empress'
Cleopatra 'Serpent of the Nile'
Marie Antoinette 'Madame Deficit'
Mary Tudor 'Bloody Mary'
Njinga: 'the warrior queen'