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Reign (2013-2017)
Reign (2013-2017)
Reign (2013-2017)
Reign (2013-2017)
‘Reign’ is Ditching the Love Triangle: 5 Reasons it’s Good for the Show
So it shouldn’t exactly have come as a surprise when executive producer Laurie McCarthy told TVLine the show planned to axe it’s major love triangle. Since the show premiered (and even before, on the promotional posters) the love triangle between the young Mary, Queen of Scots, her betrothed Prince Francis and his bastard brother Bash has been front and center.
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21 Things ‘Reign’ Got Right and Wrong in Season 2
Reign’s second season just ended with a bang, capping off an unfortunately uneven sophomore outing. The show has been renewed for a third season, thankfully, which means there is still time for the show to course correct and learn from some of its mistakes.
Below is a completely unscientific list of some of the best and worst things about Reign’s second season. Obviously, your mileage may vary with these selections.
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Discover the Novels of Sophie Perinot, an award-winning author of female-centered historical fiction.The Sister Queensdelves into the compelling bond between sisters Marguerite and Eleanor of Provence, 13th century queens of France and England. While Médicis Daughter takes readers to the intrigue-riven French court, to consider issues of conscience and independence within the complicated mother/daughter relationship between princess Marguerite de Valois and the dangerous, powerful Queen Catherine de Médicis.
What do you give the 16th Century Queen who has everything? Hey we all know the mother-daughter relationship can be perilous. Just be glad YOUR mother isn’t Catherine de Médicis!
MEDICIS DAUGHTER: the coming-of-age tale of the youngest Valois princess, Marguerite who must decide where her duty lies–with her powerful mother’s commands or with her how conscience.
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What better way to commemorate the record cold weather than with a cold weather quote. Let’s face it they had winter in the 16th century too—and without the benefit of central heating. In my novel MÉDICIS DAUGHTER one of the earliest scenes is set in the winter as the youngest French Princess, Marguerite de Valois, sets out on her journey to adulthood on a very cold day indeed. ENJOY THIS EXCERPT FROM MÉDICIS DAUGHTER…
Winter 1564— Fontainebleau, France
“Dear God, the cold!”
It must be the hundredth time my gouvernantehas uttered these words, or something very like, in the last three days.
“It was also cold in Amboise,” I reply, trying to keep my voice cheerful while repressing an urge to kick Madame in the shins as she sits acrossfrom me in the coach. How can she think of the cold at a time like this?
“There were fi res at Amboise, Your Highness, and chimneys that drew properly.”
When we stopped at Nemours last evening, Madame was nearly smothered, thanks to an ill- maintained flue. Well, she can hardly blame me: I wanted to continue on to Fontainebleau, as it could not be more than another two hours’ ride. Madame, however, insisted we stop. She wanted me freshly dressed and looking my best for our arrival at the château, for my arrival at Court.
Court— since word came a fortnight ago that I was summoned, I have thought of nothing else. I am going to join the Court, and the Court ensemblewill depart upon the largest royal progress ever undertaken.
MÉDICIS DAUGHTER. Copyright © 2015 by Sophie Perinot. All rights reserved.
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HAVE A VERY VALOIS NEW YEAR—no REALLY!
Francophiles and French historical fiction fans, when you raise your champagne glass tonight and shout, “HAPPY NEW YEAR,” you may want to toast the royal Valois family! It was under the reign of the Valois in France that the start of the year was moved from Holy Saturday (after Vespers) to January 1, the day on which we now customarily celebrate it.
In August 1564 King Charles IX, son of Catherine de Médicis and Henri II, signed an Ordinance declaring that henceforth the year would begin on January 1st. The effective date of the proclamation was 1565, though in Paris the Parliament dragged its feet—only applying the change in 1567.
Read more about the reign of Charles IX in my novel MEDICIS DAUGHTER.
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The hours are winding down on my EXTRAORDINARY HOLIDAY SPECIAL offering SIGNED COPIES of MÉDICIS DAUGHTER for just $10 each (including shipping). Books have been wending their way across the USA but I still have a few copies left.
Orders MUST be RECEIVED by midnight tomorrow. So the choice is yours—two turtle doves under the tree or a pair of desperate lovers trying to outsmart Queen Catherine de Médicis?
DETAILS:https://www.facebook.com/DaughterofdeMedici/posts/890711184431765
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It’s the TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Medicis Daughterstyle!!! As of today, there are still 7 days left to order a SIGNED copy of MÉDICIS DAUGHTER—your personal ticket to 16th century France with all the pomp, passion and peril that guarantees—at special holiday pricing!
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I don’t know about you, but come late October I WANT a little wicked in my reads … some cunning, some conniving and most definitely things that go bump in the night. Well when it comes to WICKED nobody does it like the VALOIS ;)
AUGUST 22ND 1572 … The Attempted Assassination of Admiral Coligny.
Basking in his King’s favor (much to a jealous Catherine de Médicis’ displeasure) Coligny was returning to his residence at the rue de Béthisy after visiting with Charles IX when an assassin fired at him breaking his arm and severely wounding but not killing the Admiral. The bullet that struck him was from an Arquebus and was fired from the first floor of a house in the cloisters of Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois.What saved the Admiral from more serious harm was the fact that he bent to adjust his shoe at the precise moment of the shot.
Coligny’s companions found the gun (smoking) but the shooter was gone—galloped off through the Porte Saint-Antoine on a horse he had ready behind the house. One of these same companions immediately rode to the Louvre to tell the King.
Was the jealous Queen Mother behind this crime?
Read my novel MEDICIS DAUGHTER for my take on this delicate question.
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Adelaide Kane as Mary Stuart in Reign
