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The Serpent Queen
''The Serpent Queen'' is an American historical drama television series about the life of Catherine de' Medici, the 16th century Queen of France, as portrayed by Samantha Morton. The series was created by Justin Haythe and is based on the 2004 nonfiction book ''Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France'' by Leonie Frieda. ''The Serpent Queen'' premiered on Starz on September 11, 2022. In October 2022, Starz renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on July 12, 2024. In October 2024, the series was canceled after two seasons. Plot The series follows the story of Catherine de' Medici, who marries into the French Valois court as a fourteen year-old teenager expected to bring in a fortune in dowry and produce heirs. Despite many challenges, a lifetime of clever political maneuvering allows her to rule France as queen for 30 years. Cast and characters Main * Samantha Morton as Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France ** Liv Hill (season 1) as the younger Cather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as artistic license, creative dialogue or scenes which compress separate events. The biographical film is a type of historical drama which generally focuses on a single individual or well-defined group. Historical dramas can include romance film, romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. Historical drama can be differentiated from historical fiction, which generally present fictional characters and events against a backdrop of historical events. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of French Royal Consorts
This is a list of the women who were queen consort, queens or empresses as wives of List of French monarchs, French monarchs from the 843 Treaty of Verdun, which gave rise to West Francia, until 1870, when the French Third Republic was declared. Living wives of reigning monarchs technically became queen consorts, including Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of France, Margaret of Burgundy and Blanche of Burgundy who were kept in prison during their whole queenships. Carolingian dynasty (751-987) Capetian dynasty (987-1792, 1814-1815, 1815-1848) Direct Capetians (987-1328) House of Valois (1328-1589) House of Lancaster Some sources refer to Margaret of Anjou as Queen of France,Mary Ann Hookham: "The life and times of Margaret of Anjou, queen of England and France ", 1872 but her right to enjoy that title is disputed. She was briefly recognized only in English-controlled territories of France. (See also: Dual monarchy of England and France) Capetian dynasty House of Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoinette Of Bourbon
Antoinette of Bourbon, Duchess of Guise (25 December 1494 – 22 January 1583), was a French noblewoman of the House of Bourbon. She was the wife of Claude of Lorraine, Duke of Guise. Life Antoinette of Bourbon was born on 25 December 1494 at the Chateau de Ham, in the Somme department, Picardy, France. She was the child of Francis, Count of Vendôme and Marie I, Countess of Saint-Pol. Her paternal grandparents were John VIII, Count of Vendôme and Isabelle de Beauvau, and her maternal grandparents were Peter II, Count of Saint-Pol, and Margaret of Savoy. Antoinette was described as having been a remarkable woman, combining a strong sense of family pride with a wry sense of humour. She exhibited considerable administrative talent at domestic economy as well as in the running of the vast Guise dominions surrounding their chateau of Joinville. Antoinette exerted a powerful influence on the childhood of her granddaughter Mary, Queen of Scots, during the latter's thirteen-ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Goddard
Elizabeth Jane Goddard (born 31 March 1969) is a British actress known for her role as Suze Littlewood in the BBC comedy series '' Gimme Gimme Gimme''. Early life Goddard grew up in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, and attended Clacton County High School and the Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, Greater London, from 1986 to 1989. Career One of Goddard's first television roles was as unscrupulous journalist Clare Moody in the 1994 episode " To Be a Somebody" of the ITV drama '' Cracker''. She played Belinda Ashton in the ITV detective drama ''Lewis'' in 2008, and also starred as Suze Littlewood in the comedy '' Gimme Gimme Gimme''. Goddard appeared alongside her husband Philip Glenister in the third series of BBC One drama '' Ashes to Ashes'' in 2010. Personal life Goddard met her husband, Philip Glenister, best known for his role as Gene Hunt in TV drama ''Life on Mars'', at a birthday party for Jamie Glover Jamie Blair Glover is an English actor. He is best known for playing And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine De Bourbon
Antoine (, , 22 April 1518 – 17 November 1562), sometimes called Antoine of Bourbon, was King of Navarre from 1555 until his death in 1562 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Jeanne III. He was the first monarch of the House of Bourbon, of which he became head in 1537. Despite being first prince of the blood in France, Navarre lacked political influence and was dominated by King Henry II of France's favourites, the Montmorency and Guise families. When Henry II died in 1559, Navarre found himself sidelined in the Guise-dominated government, and then compromised by his brother's treason. When Henry's son, King Francis II of France, soon died in turn, Navarre returned to the centre of politics, becoming Lieutenant-General of France and leading the army of the crown in the first of the French Wars of Religion. He died of wounds sustained during the Siege of Rouen. He was the father of King Henry IV, France's first Bourbon king. Early life Antoine of Bourbon was born at La F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Burns (actor)
Nicholas Burns (born 1977) is an English actor, best known for his comic performance as the title character in '' Nathan Barley'' (2005). He played Martin Weedon in '' Benidorm'' (2007–2009, 2014) and Alex in '' No Heroics'' (2008). His other credits include '' The Mighty Boosh'' (2005), '' The IT Crowd'' (2007), ''Doctor Who'', ''The Crown'', (both 2017), '' Manhunt'' (2019), '' Strike'' (2020), '' The Serpent Queen'' (2022–present), '' A Small Light'' and '' Black Mirror'' (both 2023). Early life Burns was born in Derby, and educated at Repton School. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Career In 2005, Burns played the titular leading role in the Channel 4 comedy '' Nathan Barley''. Burns has had recurring roles in the TV series '' Absolute Power'', '' Roman's Empire'', and the sketch show '' Man Stroke Woman''. Burns also made an appearance in '' The Mighty Boosh'' as the ruler of the planet Xooberon; in '' The IT Crowd'' as Jerome, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosimo Ruggeri
Cosimo Ruggeri, in France called Côme Ruggieri (died 28 March 1615), was an Italian astrologer, alchemist, haruspex, favourite, and influential adviser of the queen regent of France, Catherine de' Medici. He was the subject of many legends in the folklore of Catherine de' Medici, and reputed as a master of the occult, black magic, and witchcraft during his lifetime. Life Cosimo Ruggeri's presence at the French royal court is first attested in 1571. He was a part of the entourage of the Tuscan ambassador to France, Petrucci; known for his scholarly knowledge, he was a tutor of the Italian language to Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France. After claims of being able to predict the future through his knowledge in astrology, he was no longer well seen by Elisabeth, but reported to have become a favorite of the queen mother, who asked him for advice in matters of state because of his alleged ability to predict the future, and is said to have came to exert influence over her with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conseil Du Roi
The (; 'King's Council'), also known as the Royal Council, is a general term for the administrative and governmental apparatus around the King of France during the Ancien Régime designed to prepare his decisions and to advise him. It should not be confused with the role and title of a "", a type of public prosecutor in the French legal system at the same period. One of the established principles of the French monarchy was that the king could not act without the advice of his council. Under Charles V of France, Charles V, it was put forward that the king made decisions only after "good and careful deliberation" (), and this principle was maintained by his successors; the closing formula of royal acts "le roi en son conseil" expressed this deliberative aspect. Even during the period of Absolute monarchy in France, French absolutism, the expression "''car tel est notre bon plaisir''" ("as such is our pleasure") applied to royal decisions made with consultation. The administration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne De Montmorency
Anne de Montmorency, duc de Montmorency ( – 12 November 1567) was a French noble, governor, royal favourite and Constable of France during the mid to late Italian Wars and early French Wars of Religion. He served under five French kings (Louis XII of France, Louis XII, François I of France, François I, Henri II of France, Henri II, François II of France, François II and Charles IX of France, Charles IX). He began his career in the latter Italian Wars of Louis XII, seeing service at Battle of Ravenna (1512), Ravenna. When François, his childhood friend, ascended to the throne in 1515 he advanced as governor of the Bastille and Novara, then in 1522 was made a Marshal of France. He fought at the French defeat at Battle of La Bicocca, La Bicocca in that year, and after assisting in rebuffing the invasion of Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Constable Bourbon he was captured at the disastrous Battle of Pavia. Quickly freed he worked to free first the king and then the king's sons. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Willaume
Alexandre Willaume (born 20 December 1972) is a Danish actor having had roles in '' Home Fires'' (2016), ''Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'' and ''The Last Kingdom '' (2017), ''Tomb Raider'' (2018), '' COBRA'' and '' The Head '' (2020), ''The Wheel of Time '' (2021), and ''1899'' (2022). Early life Alexandre Willaume-Jantzen was born 20 December 1972. in Hellerup, Copenhagen, Denmark. He studied acting at the Danish National School of Performing Arts (Den Danske Scenekunstskole) in Copenhagen from 1996 to 2000. Willaume was previously married to Henriette Willaume Fobian for 22 years, however, the couple divorced in 2018. As of 2021, Willaume is in a relationship with Lillie Østergaard, who runs a beauty salon in Copenhagen. Career Willaume spent several years at the Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen before realising it was not meant to be, and made him seek television and film roles. In 2016, Willaume was cast in Marek Novotny for six episodes of the Julie Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Bentall
Ruby Bentall (born 3 April 1988) is an English actress, known for playing Minnie in ''Lark Rise to Candleford'', Mary Bennet in ''Lost in Austen'', Verity Poldark in the 2015 BBC adaptation of Winston Graham's ''Poldark'' novels, and Angelica in ''The Serpent Queen''. Background Bentall was born at home in Camden, London. She is the daughter of actors Janine Duvitski and Paul Bentall.TORMENTED , Official Movie Blog , Emily (Ruby Bentall) Retrieved on 18 July 2009. The family moved to Petersham outside when Bentall was eight. She attended [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
