Catherine’s reign had begun with such promise - she hoped for tolerance, peace and the continuation of the Valois dynasty. When she died, all of these aims had failed, and she instead became associated with one of the bloodiest episodes in French history.
Sources/Further Reading
Frieda, Leonie: Catherine De Medici, The Renaissance Queen of France
Goldstone, Nancy: The Rival Queens
Hollingsworth, Mary: Catherine de Medici - The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen
History Extra: Catherine De Medici The ‘Serpent Queen” Who Became One of France’s Most Powerful 16th Century Rulers
Tulchin, Allan Massacres During the French Wars of Religion https://www.academia.edu/219979Massacres_During_the_French_Wars_of_Religion
Wikipedia: Catherine de Medici https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_de%27_Medici
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