Greg Jenner

Very good. Question seven. How did her husband, King Henri II, die rather horribly? He died in a jousting incident. Question eight. What was the name of the devastating conflict that lasted from 1562 to 1598 in France?

Oh, yeah. Yes, I'll let you have that. That's well done, yeah. So it's called The Wars of Religion and the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre. Well done, well remembered. OK, and question nine. Which powerful Catholic family did Catherine have to contend with during her time as regent and queen mother?

Oh, yeah. Yes, I'll let you have that. That's well done, yeah. So it's called The Wars of Religion and the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre. Well done, well remembered. OK, and question nine. Which powerful Catholic family did Catherine have to contend with during her time as regent and queen mother?

Yeah, geezers.

Yeah, geezers.

And you did it beautifully. And this for a perfect 10 out of 10. Shafi Korsandi. Wow. Question 10. Which title did Catherine give herself that had never been used before in France?

And you did it beautifully. And this for a perfect 10 out of 10. Shafi Korsandi. Wow. Question 10. Which title did Catherine give herself that had never been used before in France?

The queen mother, mother of the country. Mother of France. I'm giving you 10.

The queen mother, mother of the country. Mother of France. I'm giving you 10.

10 out of 10, Chaffee.

10 out of 10, Chaffee.

And you did so well because we had so many random Henri's and Francoises just bouncing around.

And you did so well because we had so many random Henri's and Francoises just bouncing around.

OK, well, thank you so much, Estelle. Thank you, Shappi. And listener, if you want to hear more of Shappi, you can check out our episodes on Justinian and Theodora, another fascinating royal rags-to-riches tale. Or, of course, the ancient Olympics episode, if you want to get your Olympics nostalgia vibes on.

OK, well, thank you so much, Estelle. Thank you, Shappi. And listener, if you want to hear more of Shappi, you can check out our episodes on Justinian and Theodora, another fascinating royal rags-to-riches tale. Or, of course, the ancient Olympics episode, if you want to get your Olympics nostalgia vibes on.

And for more quality queens, we have episodes on Emma of Normandy and Eleanor of Aquitaine. And remember, if you enjoyed the podcast, please leave us a review, share the show with your friends, subscribe to You're Dead to Me on BBC Sound so you never miss an episode. And I'd just like to say a huge thank you to our guests.

And for more quality queens, we have episodes on Emma of Normandy and Eleanor of Aquitaine. And remember, if you enjoyed the podcast, please leave us a review, share the show with your friends, subscribe to You're Dead to Me on BBC Sound so you never miss an episode. And I'd just like to say a huge thank you to our guests.

In History Corner, we had the excellent Dr Estelle Paranc from Northeastern University, London. Thank you, Estelle.

In History Corner, we had the excellent Dr Estelle Paranc from Northeastern University, London. Thank you, Estelle.

And in Comedy Corner, we had the sensational Shaparak Korsandi. Thank you, Shappi.