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Virginie Girod tells the story of Queen Marie de Medici (1575-1642), a power-hungry regent.
In the second episode of this unpublished double story from At the Heart of History, Henri IV, king of France and founder of the Bourbon dynasty, dies assassinated by Ravaillac. His wife, Marie de Medici, then became regent of the kingdom, a role that she had to fulfill until Louis XIII came of age…
At the Heart of History is a Europe 1 podcast.
– Presentation and writing: Virginie Girod
– Production: Armelle Thiberge
– Director: Clément Ibrahim
– Broadcast: Estelle Lafont
– Composition of the credits: Julien Tharaud
– Promotion and coordination of partnerships: Marie Corpet
– Visual: Sidonie Mangin
-Bibliography
Fanny Cosandey, Queens and mothers, family and politics in Ancien Régime FranceFayard History
Simone Bertière, The great duels that made FrancePerrin
Online Resources
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