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The Serpent Queen is an American historical drama television series about the life of Catherine de' Medici, the 16th century Queen of France, as portrayed by actress Samantha Morton. The series was created by Justin Haythe and is based on the 2004 nonfiction book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda .
When the young man became king after his father's death in 1559, the queen's uncles, the Duke of Guise and his brother the Cardinal of Lorraine, controlled French politics during his short reign. In March 1560, opposition to the Guise government coalesced into a conspiracy, led by La Renaudie with support from the Bourbon Prince de Condé. [1]
The first trailer for The Serpent Queen Season 2 provides a first look at the second season of the historical drama, revealing that Catherine is willing to do anything to maintain her power. It ...
“The Serpent Queen” hailed from 3 Arts Entertainment and Lionsgate Television. In addition to Haythe and Stoff, executive producers included Stacie Passon and Francis Lawrence. Nick O’Hagan ...
The Serpent Queen is no more: Starz has cancelled the historical drama starring Samantha Morton after two seasons, TVLine has confirmed. (Our sister site Deadline first reported the news.) A ...
Mary of Guise (French: Marie de Guise; 22 November 1515 – 11 June 1560), also called Mary of Lorraine, was Queen of Scotland from 1538 until 1542, as the second wife of King James V. She was a French noblewoman of the House of Guise , a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine and one of the most powerful families in France .
As Guise entered the king's chamber, the Forty-five plunged their blades into his body, and he died at the foot of the king's bed. At the same moment, eight members of the Guise family were rounded up, including the Duke of Guise's brother, Louis II, Cardinal of Guise, whom Henry's men hacked to death the next day in the palace dungeons. [113]
Here's what we know so far about The Serpent Queen, a promising drama series about Catherine de Medici. On the heels of the success of The White Queen, The White Princess, and The Spanish Princess ...