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Why I love bad historical dramas, Part 2

I mentioned earlier that despite the “accuracy question,” I really don’t have a problem watching “bad” history shows like Reign. In their case, they were honest from the start that…

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Character interview: Elizabeth of Austria, Queen of France

[Queen Elizabeth came to our interview accompanied by an interpreter, Baroness Charlotte de Sauve, wife of the Chancellor of France. When the queen spoke to us in French, he words…

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Navigate the court of Renaissance France with the Duchess of Nevers, Queen Margot’s BFF.

Renaissance France is about to explode with civil war, placing Henriette and her family in danger.  As one of the richest women in France, she should have it all.  Yet…

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  • 1600s,  Medici,  Renaissance

    History Hit Network looks at Catherine de Medici and Elizabeth I of England

    January 18, 2022 /

    As I’m still on vacation (Aloha!), History Hit Network takes a look at Catherine de Medici and Elizabeth I of England, whose influences overlapped for a time during the Sixteenth Century.

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  • 1600s,  Medici

    Weird History takes a look at the s**t show that was Marie de Medici’s regency

    January 11, 2022 /

    Marie de Medici may have assumed that her life was about to improve after her husband suddenly died. Unfortunately for her, becoming Regent of France was a disaster for her. Weird History takes a 13 minute amusing and informative look at Marie’s Regency.

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