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The Deadly Queen Mother Of France
Catherine de Medici went from prisoner to powerhouse, conquering Europe with ruthless ambition and unmatched cunning.
It’s no secret that fashion wasn’t always a woman’s friend; historical fashion trends often imposed restrictive and ...
The poet Joseph Hutchison describes the magic of artichokes perfectly in his one-line poem: “O heart weighed down by so many ...
The Garden Club of Lookout Mountain, member of the Garden Club of American, presents Le Printemps, a GCA flower show. And you ...
At TEFAF Maastricht 2025, Old Masters meet Minimalism, and medieval armor stands alongside Warhol and Art Deco. See highlights here.
Dior's first female creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri, has transformed the house from a bastion of old-school femininity into one of new-wave feminism. Read more on Grazia.
Despite her tumultuous reign, Marie de’ Medici remains a significant figure in French history, symbolizing both the strength and fragility of a royal mother’s power. Catherine de’ Medici, born ...
Catherine de’ Medici, Cosimo’s fourth cousin once removed, is queen of France by marriage to Henri II, who is allied with the pope against Spain. More important, for our purposes, is that Queen ...
Les historiens présument souvent que la passion de Catherine pour les arts provient de son héritage familial. "En tant que fille de Médicis", suggère l'historien d'art Jean-Pierre Babelon, "elle était ...