Catherine de Medici, an immigrant, common, and plain teenager, is married into the 16th-century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid, and she can't conceive. The only reason she is able to maintain her marriage and rule France for 50 years is because of her brains and tenacity. She is the best at the blood sport that is the monarchy.
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Catherine de Medici, an immigrant, common, and plain teenager, is married into the 16th-century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid, and she can't conceive. The only reason she is able to maintain her marriage and rule France for 50 years is because of her brains and tenacity. She is the best at the blood sport that is the monarchy.
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