Catherine de’ Medici: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

H. de la Ferriere and Baguenault de Puchesse, Lettres de Catherine de MĆ©dicis, 10 vol. (1880–1909), with valuable introductions; Lucien Romier, Le Royaume de Catherine de MĆ©dicis, 2nd ed., 2 vol. (1922), for background analysis; N.M. Sutherland, The Massacre of St. Bartholomew and the European Conflict 1559–1572 (1972), distinguishes the role of Catherine from that of the King and the Cardinal of Lorraine; Paul Van Dyke, Catherine de MĆ©dicis, 2 vol. (1922), an old-fashioned account of Catherine’s life and times.

Article History

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Invalidated site: BBC Audio - You're Dead To Me - Catherine deĀ’ Medici: the real Serpent Queen of France. Sep 23, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 09, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2026
Add new Web site: Heritage History - Catherine's Glory and Shame. Aug 08, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Audio - You're Dead To Me - Catherine deĀ’ Medici: the real Serpent Queen of France. May 16, 2025
Add new Web site: ScholarWorks at GVSU - Religion and Power: A Comparison of Queen Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici (PDF). Mar 17, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 12, 2025
Add new Web site: Art UK - Catherine de' Medici: France's 'Black Queen' in the spotlight. Nov 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Portland State University - PDXScholar - Catherine de' Medici: The Crafting of an Evil Legend. Sep 11, 2024
Add new Web site: The Medici Family - Catherine deļæ½ Medici, Queen of France. Aug 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Catholic Online - Biography of Catherine de' Medici. Mar 29, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Catherine de' Medici as Artemisia: Figuring the Powerful Widow. Oct 19, 2023
Add new Web site: History Today - Catherine de Medici: Saint or Sinner? Sep 05, 2023
Add new Web site: King's College - Women's History Resource Site - Catherine deļæ½ Medici, Queen of France. Jun 30, 2023
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Catherine de' Medici. Nov 29, 2022
Media revised. Feb 02, 2021
Changed article title from Catherine de' Medicis to Catherine de' Medici. Sep 28, 2016
Changed "Lorenzo de' Medici" to "Lorenzo di Pietro de' Medici." Aug 22, 2012
Added new Web site: History Learning Site - Biography of Catherine de Medici. Aug 13, 2007
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Catherine de' Medici. Feb 28, 2007
Article revised. Nov 10, 2005
Article revised. Mar 02, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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