Study Questions from Chapter one of “Catherine de Valois : Student-Teacher edition.”

I love Shakespeare — or at least I did before writing the Legendary Women of World History series. Mythbusting Shakespeare’s beloved play Henry V inspired the second book in the Legendary Women of World History: Catherine de Valois. I wanted to know who the real Catherine was compared to the character in Shakespeare’s play. What I found opened my eyes and was fun to write.

A pet Psittacula parakeet (called popinjays) from a 1287 book illumination.

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