Myths & mysteries
Catherine de Medici kept Nostradamus on a royal retainer to predict tragic jousting accidents for her husband
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Being a royal prophet pays extremely well if your doom-mongering proves accurate. After Nostradamus successfully predicted the horrific death of King Henry II via a rogue jousting splinter to the eye, the Queen made him the official Counselor in Ordinary to her royal court.
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