The true story of Elisabeth I and Catherine de Medici, two opposing queens

2024-03-26T15:10:43.930Z

Highlights: The true story of Elisabeth I and Catherine de Medici, two opposing queens. What were the relationships between the two most influential women of the 16th century? To what extent did they work to bring together the kingdoms of France and England? Why are their memories, between black legend and golden legend, opposed? To talk about it, Stéphane Bern receives Estelle Paranque, historian, associate professor at Northeastern University in London, and author of “Blood, fire and gold’ (Armand Colin) Historically Yours is produced by Loic Vimard.

Stéphane Bern tells the story of two sovereigns who never met and two destinies that were nevertheless linked during the wars of religion that shook Europe. A fervent Protestant, a determined Catholic… Or the true story of Elizabeth I & Catherine de Medici, two opposing queens... What were the relationships between the two most influential women of the 16th century? To what extent did they work to bring together the kingdoms of France and England? Why are their memories, between black legend and golden legend, opposed? To talk about it, Stéphane Bern receives Estelle Paranque, historian, associate professor at Northeastern University in London, and author of "Blood, fire and gold, the story of Elisabeth I and Catherine de Medici"(Armand Colin)