Greg Jenner

Nobby. In 1555, Nobby Nostradamus prophesies to his queen. He says, the young lion will overcome the old. In a field of combat, in a single fight, he will pierce his eyes in a golden cage, two wounds in one. He then dies a cruel death. Now, I'm not saying Nostradamus is true. He might have just, you know, cold reading, whatever. But supposedly Catherine also dreamed of it.

Nobby. In 1555, Nobby Nostradamus prophesies to his queen. He says, the young lion will overcome the old. In a field of combat, in a single fight, he will pierce his eyes in a golden cage, two wounds in one. He then dies a cruel death. Now, I'm not saying Nostradamus is true. He might have just, you know, cold reading, whatever. But supposedly Catherine also dreamed of it.

So supposedly she has a nightmare vision that her husband's going to die in a joust. And she begs him not to go in the joust. He goes in the joust against Montgomery, who injures the king in the first joust.

So supposedly she has a nightmare vision that her husband's going to die in a joust. And she begs him not to go in the joust. He goes in the joust against Montgomery, who injures the king in the first joust.

Yeah. The lance goes through his visor, through his face, through his eye, splinters into the brain.

Yeah. The lance goes through his visor, through his face, through his eye, splinters into the brain.

Henri, her husband, is dead, which means Diane de Poitiers... Out?

Henri, her husband, is dead, which means Diane de Poitiers... Out?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yes. So Henri is dead. The king is dead. Long live the king. Her son is now king.

Yes. So Henri is dead. The king is dead. Long live the king. Her son is now king.

Right. So Mary, queen of Scots, is now queen of France. Francois is king of France, but he's only 15. Shappi, you've got a teenage boy.

Right. So Mary, queen of Scots, is now queen of France. Francois is king of France, but he's only 15. Shappi, you've got a teenage boy.

How would he do at ruling the country?

How would he do at ruling the country?

So what level of power does the king have compared to the mother, Catherine de' Medici, who's now really running the show?

So what level of power does the king have compared to the mother, Catherine de' Medici, who's now really running the show?

So the Guises, G-U-I-S-E-S.

So the Guises, G-U-I-S-E-S.