Laura du Pre

Everyone in Renaissance France is named Henry

I’ve done everything I could think of to avoid confusion, in my novels. Since everybody and their brother during the French Renaissance was named Henry, it’s just hard to keep…

Follow the Cleves Sisters on Pinterest

It’s hard to imagine the world of the Cleves sisters, so I’ve given you a pictorial guide. You know you love a good Printerest board. I’ve assembled images of the…

Historic tree at Chateau d’Eu falls to tree fungus

Humor me for a moment, the world has lost another link to Renaissance France. The Chateau d’Eu, the home in Normandy that Catherine de Cleves and Duc Henri I of…

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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