‘Catherine de’ Medici’ by Mary Hollingsworth review
Catherine de’ Medici: The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen by Mary Hollingsworth ★★★ “Flames leapt up onto the roofs.” Catherine de’ Medici is considered by many modern historians as the ultimate ‘histrionic woman’ of the Renaissance. But is she the only reason why civil society in France fell apart after 1560? Mary Hollingsworth…