The truth is, not one of us is innocent. We all have sins to confess.
So reveals Catherine de Medici, the last legitimate descendant of her
family's illustrious line. Expelled from her native Florence, Catherine
is betrothed to Henri, son of François I of France. In an unfamiliar
realm, Catherine strives to create a role for herself through her
patronage of the famous clairvoyant Nostradamus and her own innate gift
as a seer. But in her fortieth year, Catherine is widowed, left alone
with six young children in a kingdom torn apart by the ambitions of a
treacherous nobility. Relying on her tenacity, wit, and uncanny gift for
compromise, Catherine seizes power, intent on securing the throne for
her sons, unaware that if she is to save France, she may have to
sacrifice her ideals, her reputation, and the secret of her embattled
heart.