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By Rhiannon Davies\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 08 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Sixteenth-century Europe was dominated by two female powerhouses: Elizabeth I<\/a> of England and Catherine de Medici<\/a>, the French Queen Mother. The two women had a tumultuous relationship, being sometimes friends and at other times foes, as Estelle Paranque reveals to Rhiannon Davies.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Elizabethcatherinemedici-72090c3.mp3<\/a><\/audio>

Estelle Paranque is the author of Blood, Fire and Gold: The story of Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici<\/em> (Ebury Digital, 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n