Hello and welcome back to my channel, ElleHistory, I'm Dr Estelle Paranque and I'm an author, historian and academic. In this Once Upon a Woman video, I debunk the myths around Catherine de Medici's dark legend. More than the 'Serpent Queen', Catherine was more humane, compassionate, and vulnerable than you think.

The portraits used in this video are public domain or from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativ...

Background music: Boris Skalskyn Piano Arpeggios

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Leonie Frieda, Catherine de Medici
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Nancy Goldstone, Rival Queens
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Sarah Gristwood, Game of Queens
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