Her father was Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino and ruler of Florence and her mother was Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne, cousin of Francis I, King of France. Catherine's mother died when she was ...

Catherine Zeta-Jones is busier than ever! After wrapping season two of Wednesdayin Ireland, the actress has jetted to France ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Spanish Infanta so prized by the Tudors that, after her first husband the Prince of Wales died, she went on to marry his brother Henry VIII.

that France after her sons’ reign became “a united realm and tolerant of both religions.” Catherine had been “obstinate in ...

Catherine, Princess of Wales, turned 43 with her husband Prince William praising her "strength" fighting cancer during the past year.