Draft:Estelle Paranque

Estelle Paranque is a French public historian based in London, specialising in early modern royalty, queenship and diplomacy. In addition to creating online educational content, she has authored and edited 6 books, profiling the likes of Elizabeth I, Catherine de Medici, Louise of Lorraine, and Anne Boleyn, and contributed to a number of documentaries. She taught at King's College London, the University of Winchester, UCL, and Queen Mary University of London, before joining Northeastern University London in 2017.

Early life
Paranque studied at Aix-Marseille University and University College London (UCL).

Personal life
Paranque has a son and a daughter.

Books

 * Elizabeth I of England Through Valois Eyes: Power, Representation and Diplomacy in the Reign of the Queen, 1558-1588 (2019)
 * Blood, Fire and Gold: The Story of Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici (2022)
 * Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn (2024)

Edited books

 * Colonisation, Piracy & Trade in Early Modern Europe: The Roles of Powerful Women and Queens (2017), co-edited with Nate Probasco and Claire Jowitt
 * Forgotten Queens in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: Political Agency, Myth-Making, and Patronage (2018), co-edited with Valerie Schutte
 * Remembering Queens and Kings of Early Modern England and France: Reputation, Reinterpretation, and Reincarnation (2019)

Articles and chapters

 * "Catherine of Medici: Henry III's inspiration to be a Father to his People" in Royal Mothers and their Ruling Children: Wielding Political Authority from Antiquity to the Early Modern Era (2015), edited by Elena Woodacre and Carey Fleiner
 * "The Representations and Ambiguities of the Warlike Female Kingship of Elizabeth I of England" in Medieval and Early Modern Representations of Authority in Scotland and Great Britain (2016), edited by Katherine Buchanan and Lucinda Dean
 * "The Significance of the King's Children in The Tudors" with Carole Levin in The Tudors, Sex, Politics, and Power: History, Fiction and Artistic License in the Showtime Television Series (2016), edited by William B Robison
 * "Another Spare to the French Crown: Henry III of France's Self-Representation and Royal Authority" in Unexpected Heirs in Early Modern Europe: Potential Kings and Queens (2017), edited by Valerie Schutte
 * "Queen Elizabeth I and the Elizabethan Court in the French Ambassador's Eyes" in Queens Matter in Early Modern Studies: Essays in Honor of Professor Carole Levin (2017), edited by Anna Riehl Bertolet
 * "Royal Representations Through the Warrior and Father Figures in Early Modern Europe" in History of Monarchy (2019), edited by Elena Woodacre
 * "Catherine of Medici and her Grandmotherhood: Building Emotional and Political Intergenerational Relationships" in Renaissance Studies Journal, Vol 34:4 (2020)
 * "Devotion, Influence, and Loyalty: Re-evaluating Queen Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont's political and diplomatic role in early modern France" in Early Modern Women Journal, Vol 16.2 (2022)