Starz is adding another series about female royalty to its lineup, ordering the Catherine de Medici drama “The Serpent Queen,” the pay TV channel said Thursday. The eight-episode series, which is ...
On the heels of the success of The White Queen, The White Princess, and The Spanish Princess, Starz has greenlit yet another royal drama—this time, set in the 16th century court of France. Here's what ...
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Catherine de' Medici's deadly plot and the mass murder of Huguenots
On August 24, 1572, just before dawn, the bell of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois began to toll. What happened next would become one of the worst religious massacres of the 16th century. The St. Bartholomew ...
Catherine de’ Medici was born a piece on a political chessboard in 1519. Orphaned before she was a month old in her native Italy, this Catholic daughter of a French princess and a Florentine dynast ...
Catherine de Medici is one of the lesser known Queens despite how her family has impacted popular culture centuries later. It's high time this misunderstood woman, the longest-reigning monarch in ...
Catherine de Medici didn't give a damn about her reputation. The 16th century Queen of France has gone down in history for her notorious use of poison, her manipulative courtroom scheming, and her ...
A new period drama, The Serpent Queen, has been given a green light by STARZ and will be based on the life of Catherine de' Medici. Medici's life has been discussed in a novel, Catherine De Medici: ...
Starz continues to double down on European royalty with its latest series order – an eight-part drama about Catherine de Medici. The cable network has ordered The Serpent Queen, based on Leonie Frieda ...
In 1533, 14-year-old Catherine de Medici arrived in France to marry the future king Henri II; over the next 16 years, she endured the dominance of Henri's mistress, Diane de Poitiers, and the disdain ...
In the last week, I’ve been contacted by several friends and colleagues telling me if you type #catherinedemedici in Twitter, a snake emoji automatically appears. Designed to sync with “The Serpent ...
Two-time Oscar-nominated Samantha Morton is set to star as the nefarious Catherine de Medici in the new Starz Original series The Serpent Queen. Morton (Minority Report, The Walking Dead) will play ...
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