Some royal mistresses hid a heart of gold, were kind to all the common folk, and got away with everything by way of a cheeky wink. But not this royal mistress. Catherine Henriette de Balsac was pretty, smart and presumably sexy, but was also manipulative and cold-hearted. She would be involved in not one, but two plots regarding Henri IV, and yet she would be forgiven both times, while maintaining an uncomfortable and jealous rivalry with Henri's second queen, Maria de' Medici...

For my images and footage, thanks to:

Pexels
Pixabay
Wikimedia Commons, especially:
xandru
Poudou99
Many of my images in this video were made with Midjourney, see if you can spot which ones!


I strive to always credit everyone whose images I use, and try as much as possible to use images freely in the public domain (purchased where not possible) - please let me know if I have missed you so I can give you due credit.

свернуть