Author: Alexandre DumasPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 768
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The Romances of Alexandre Dumas: Marguerite de Valois : a romance of the reign of Charles lX.
Marguerite de Valois
Author: Alexandre DumasThe Romances of Dumas: Marguerite de Valois
Author: Alexandre DumasPublisher:
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Category : French fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Marguerite de Valois, an Historical Romance
Author: Alexandre DumasThe Romances of Alexandre Dumas: The two Dianas : a romance of the reign of Henry ll
Author: Alexandre DumasThe Romances of Alexander Dumas: Marguerite de Valois. 2 v. in 1
Author: Alexandre DumasMarguerite de Valois
Author: Alexandre DumasPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 532
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Marguerite de Valois The story begins in Paris in August 1572, during the reign of the Valois King Charles IX, it is the French Wars of Religion. The protagonist is Marguerite de Valois, better known as Margot, the daughter of the deceased Henry II. The antagonist is the scheming Catholic power player Catherine de Medici, Margot's mother. Although Margot herself is excluded from the throne by the Salic Law, her marriage to a Protestant prince offers a chance for domestic reconciliation during the reign of the neurotic, hypochondriac King Charles IX, while Catholics are vying for political control of France with the French Protestants, the Huguenots. Catherine decides to make an overture of goodwill by offering up Margot in marriage to prominent Huguenot and King of Navarre, Henri de Bourbon, which is supposed to cement the hard-fought Peace of Saint-Germain. At the same time, Catherine schemes to bring about the notorious St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572 and assassinate many of the most wealthy and prominent Huguenots, who are in the largely-Catholic city of Paris to escort the Protestant prince to his wedding. The massacre begins four days after the wedding ceremony, and thousands of Protestants are slaughtered. The marriage goes ahead, but Margot, who does not love Henri, begins a passionate affair with the soldier La Môle, also a Protestant from a well-to-do family. Murders by poisoning follow, as court intrigues multiply and Catherine's villainous plotting to place her son, the future Henry III, on the throne threatens the lives of La Môle, Margot and Henri.
Author: Alexandre Dumas
Author: Alexandre Dumas
Author: Alexandre Dumas