Spread the loveCatherine de Medici, who was married to King Henri II, was indeed one of the most shadowy and diabolic queens of France.   She was implicated in murders, including a massacre, poisonings, child abuse,  favouritism with her children, and last but not least ignoring an incestuous relationship amongst her children. Some recent historians have tried … Continue reading Catherine de Medici; A Most Ruthless and Cruel Queen