Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Sometimes it’s because somebody’s so bad that they really make a dent in history,” Nancy Goldstone, author of “The Rival Queens,” ...

Two-time Oscar-nominated Samantha Morton is set to star as the nefarious Catherine de Medici in the new Starz Original series The Serpent Queen. Morton (Minority Report, The Walking Dead) will play ...

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 ...

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: ...

So far, we don’t know too much about what to expect from The Serpent Queen. But Starz says that the new historical drama will explore “the dark legend of Catherine de’ Medici.” “The Serpent Queen may ...

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 ...

Justin Haythe will pen the script for 'The Serpent Queen,' based on the book by author Leonie Frieda as the premium cable network continues to explore famous women in history. By Lesley Goldberg ...

Spoilers ahead for the series premiere of The Serpent Queen. The Serpent Queen has come to Starz as its latest period drama, but this is a period drama unlike any other. While Queen Catherine de ...

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 ...

Catherine de Medici didn't give a damn about her reputation. The 16th century Queen of France has gone down in history for her notorious use of poison, her manipulative courtroom scheming, and her ...

EXCLUSIVE: After a worldwide talent search, Sennia Nanua has been cast as a lead opposite Samantha Morton in Starz‘s The Serpent Queen, an eight-part period drama about Catherine de Medici, from ...

Two-time Oscar-nominated Samantha Morton is set to star as the nefarious Catherine de Medici in the new Starz Original series The Serpent Queen. Morton (Minority Report, The Walking Dead) will play ...