WEIRD Things You Didn't Know About Catherine de Medici's Parties | The Serpent Queen Season 1

Catherine de Medici, aka The Serpent Queen's parties were dubbed, “joyeuse magnificences” meaning joyful magnificences and were comprised of sumptuous, hugely expensive happenings that took place over several days where music, dancing, fashion, banquets and tournaments became a means of enforcing political control, especially in the interests of her young sons. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- ✔️ Subscribe to Fabulous Fierce and Feisty Women In History channel to get the best of Women's History Videos! ► http://bit.ly/37l3NC7 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 00:00 - Intro 01:36 - Catherine de Medici brought ice cream to France. 02:14 - Catherine de Medici berought fireworks to France. 02:47 - Catherine de Medici invented ballet de cour. 04:03 - Catherine de Medici and the Valois Tapestries. 05:09 - Henry Vii was a gay cross-dresser. And through these royal amusements Catherine was also able to display her artistic creativity heralding the European Renaissance. So here are some things you didn't know about Catherine de Medici's joyful magnificence parties; and there are some that just might strike you as a bit weird. 🎥🎥 More Fabulous Fierce and Feisty Women In History Videos 🎥🎥 🎞️ The Serpent Queen (Starz)Is Catherine de' Medici ►    • The Serpent Queen on Starz Podcast   🎞️ Royal History Documentary Videos ►    • Royal History Documentary Video Podcasts   The GRISLY Fate of Mary, Queen of Scots |A Tragic Life Beyond The French Court of The Serpent Queen ►    • The GRISLY FATE of Mary, Queen of Scots | ...   The Serpent Queen Got It All Wrong With Season Finale Episode 8 ►    • The Serpent Queen Season 1  Episode 8 Reca...   The Most Destructive And Abusive Royal Marriages In History ►    • The Most DESTRUCTIVE & ABUSIVE Royal Marri...   WEIRD Things You Didn't Know About Catherine de Medici's Parties | The Serpent Queen ►    • WEIRD Things You Didn't Know About Catheri...   The HATEFUL Relationship Between Mary Queen of Scots & Catherine de Medici, the Serpent Queen ►    • The HATEFUL Relationship Between Mary Quee...   SHOCKING Reason Catherine de Medici Couldn't Have Children In The Beginning| Starz The Serpent Queen ►    • SHOCKING Reason Catherine de Medici Couldn...   The TRAGIC End To Diane de Poitiers - Henry II Mistress |Rival Of The Serpent Queen ►    • The TRAGIC End To Diane de Poitiers,  Henr...   The TRAGIC Life of Sisi, Elisabeth of Austria | The Empress on Netflix ►    • The TRAGIC Life of Sisi, Elisabeth of Aust...   The Serpent Queen's SEDUCTIVE "Flying Squadron” Of Female Spies | History of Catherine de Medici ►    • Catherine De Medici's BIZARRE Troupe Of Fe...   SHOCKING Reason Catherine de' Medici Couldn't Have Children (at first) | Starz The Serpent Queen ►    • SHOCKING Reason Catherine de Medici Couldn...   WEIRD Things About Diane de Poitiers Henrys Mistress/Catherine de Medici's Rival, The Serpent Queen ►    • WEIRD Things About Diane de Poitiers Cathe...   The Serpent Queen ** M|urder! War! Intrigue! ** The Real History of Catherine de' Medici ►    • The Serpent Queen | Part 2 of The REAL Lif...   The Serpent Queen (Starz) – The TRUE History (Part 1) Of The Life Of Catherine de' Medici ►    • The Serpent Queen  Part 2 of The REAL Life...   The Serpent Queen on Starz Is The RUTHLESS Queen of France Catherine de Medici ►    • What Will Happen To The YOUNG Catherine de...   ================================================================ ATTRIBUTIONS Public domain & Creative Commons lic. via Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia Fair Use lic. via Getty Editorial Images EDUCATIONAL DISCLAIMER :The content of the video is available for informational and educational purposes only. Fabulous Fierce and Feisty Women In History makes no representation or warranty regarding the accuracy, applicability, adequacy or completeness of the video content. Fabulous Fierce and Feisty Women In History does not guarantee the performance, effectiveness or applicability of the sites listed or linked in any video content. COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER: "Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."