Known colloquially as the "Serpent Queen" for her scheming ways (she famously had a predilection for poison), Catherine de Medici was once one of the most powerful women in the world. After marrying ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Born in 1519 and 1545, respectively, the women were descendants of Lorenzo ...

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 ...

She was from one of the most influential families of the Renaissance, the Medicis, and mother to three kings, so it's perhaps no surprise that Catherine de' Medici is largely remembered for her ...

HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Samantha, who admitted that what intrigued her the most about Catherine’s story “was the fact that we don’t really know about her. This is a historical figure that ...

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 ...

Justin Haythe will pen the script for 'The Serpent Queen,' based on the book by author Leonie Frieda as the premium cable network continues to explore famous women in history. By Lesley Goldberg ...