The Serpent Queen Catherine de Medici (Samantha Morton) Screen Worn Gown & Skirt Sc 610, 611, 624 Ep 106

The components from this lot were worn by Catherine de Medici, portrayed by Samantha Morton, in a council meeting where the Guise family and Diane encourage a wedding between Mary and Francis II, Henri's heir, believing that getting Mary, a devout Catholic, married into the line of the throne will help increase their political power and the influence of Catholicism. Afterwards, Catherine convinces Henri to write to Montmorency to return to the council as an impartial advisor.