{"id":18230,"date":"2022-09-25T10:05:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T08:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=216269"},"modified":"2022-09-25T10:26:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T08:26:11","slug":"the-serpent-queen-starzs-catherine-de-medici-drama-offers-myths-and-caricature","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/the-serpent-queen-starzs-catherine-de-medici-drama-offers-myths-and-caricature\/","title":{"rendered":"The Serpent Queen: STARZ\u2019s Catherine de\u2019 Medici drama offers \u201cmyths and caricature\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Kev Lochun\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 25 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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There is no one quite like Catherine de\u2019 Medici<\/a>. She was many things: born into high Franco-Italian nobility, she was an orphan at three weeks old, a kinswoman to two popes, princess of France, dauphine of France, queen consort of France, and then regent of France. She had a fate that surprised everyone, including herself.<\/p>\n

Despite her incredible life, however, she has been either overlooked or vilified for centuries. Perhaps this is why she remains such a charismatic and enigmatic historical figure<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As such I was elated when I heard that STARZ was developing a show based on Catherine de\u2019 Medici\u2019s story. I was less happy when I realised it was called The Serpent Queen<\/em>, which for me only reinforces the myths and misconceptions that surround her. One might ask: does Catherine deserve that title? I\u2019d argue not.<\/p>\n