Known colloquially as the "Serpent Queen" for her scheming ways (she famously had a predilection for poison), Catherine de Medici was once one of the most powerful women in the world. After marrying ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Born in 1519 and 1545, respectively, the women were descendants of Lorenzo ...

When contemplating the experience of watching the first five episodes of The Serpent Queen, the newest period drama from Starz, there is one undeniable takeaway: Samantha Morton is a perfect Catherine ...

In the last week, I’ve been contacted by several friends and colleagues telling me if you type #catherinedemedici in Twitter, a snake emoji automatically appears. Designed to sync with “The Serpent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Haythe will be joined by Stacie Passon (We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Dickinson), who will direct multiple episodes, ...

Catherine de’ Medici was born a piece on a political chessboard in 1519. Orphaned before she was a month old in her native Italy, this Catholic daughter of a French princess and a Florentine dynast ...

HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Samantha, who admitted that what intrigued her the most about Catherine’s story “was the fact that we don’t really know about her. This is a historical figure that ...

Catherine de Medici is one of the lesser known Queens despite how her family has impacted popular culture centuries later. It's high time this misunderstood woman, the longest-reigning monarch in ...

Hilary Remley is a News Writer at Collider. She is a recent graduate of SUNY Albany. STARZ has just released a new trailer for their upcoming series The Serpent Queen, giving us our first look at the ...

A new period drama, The Serpent Queen, has been given a green light by STARZ and will be based on the life of Catherine de' Medici. Medici's life has been discussed in a novel, Catherine De Medici: ...