Decadence and trauma: delving into the emotional and political lives of three young Renaissance queens
From left to right: Mary, Queen of Scotts, Elisabeth de Valois and Catherine de Medici. Wikimedia CommonsYoung Queens tells the entwined stories of Catherine de’ Medici, her daughter Elisabeth, Queen of Spain and her daughter-in-law, Mary, Queen of Scots. Each of these women was a different type of queen: Queen Regnant, Queen Consort and Dowager Queen. Author Leah Redmond Chang delves into the early lives of each queen, interweaving the relational, emotional and political challenges these women