''Queen Jezebel'' is a 1953 historical novel by

Jean Plaidy Eleanor Alice Hibbert (née Burford; 1 September 1906 – 18 January 1993) was an English writer of historical romances. She was a prolific writer who published several books a year in different literary genres, each genre under a different pen ...

first published by Robert Hale in the UK. It portrays the last years of Queen Catherine de' Medici, including the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre; the title alludes to the infamous biblical queen

Jezebel Jezebel (;"Jezebel"
(US) and ) was the daughte ...

, for being lewd and cruel.''Queen Jezebel''
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1953 British novels British historical novels Novels set in France Novels about royalty Cultural depictions of Catherine de' Medici Fiction set in the 1570s Novels set in the 16th century Robert Hale books {{1950s-hist-novel-stub