Elizabeth I’s greatest rival?

<p>Sixteenth-century Europe was dominated by two female powerhouses: Elizabeth I of England and Catherine de Medici, the French Queen Mother. The two women had a tumultuous relationship, being sometimes friends and at other times foes, as Estelle Paranque reveals to Rhiannon Davies. </p><p> </p><p>(Ad) Estelle Paranque is the author of Blood, Fire and Gold: The story of Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici (Ebury Digital, 2022). Buy it now from Amazon:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blood-Fire-Gold-Elizabeth-Catherine-ebook/dp/B09HWYQ31V/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blood-Fire-Gold-Elizabeth-Catherine-ebook/dp/B09HWYQ31V/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>