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First published in 1845, "Queen Margot" (AKA "Marguerite de Valois") is a historical novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas.
"Queen Margot" is set in Paris in August 1572 during the reign of Charles IX. The story is based on real characters and events. The novel's protagonist is Marguerite de Valois, better known as Margot, daughter of the deceased Henry II and the infamous scheming Catholic power player Catherine de Medici. Catherine decides to make an overture of goodwill by offering up Margot in marriage to prominent Huguenot and King of Navarre, Henri de Bourbon, a marriage that was 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, assassinating many of the most wealthy and prominent Huguenots who were in the largely-Catholic city of Paris to escort the Protestant prince to his wedding…
Although "Queen Margot"is based on real characters and events, certain aspects of the novel may be inconsistent with the historical record; historians have attributed this to artistic licence and the fact that Dumas might have been influenced by propaganda against certain characters, notably Catherine. Written in French, it was almost immediately translated into English, first anonymously, and soon after by David Bogue as "Marguerite de Valois: An Historical Romance".
"Queen Margot" is the first book of The Valois Trilogy and followed by "Chicot the Jester" and "The Forty Five Guardsmen."
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GenreRomance, Literary Classics, Historical Fiction
Length24 hrs 9 mins
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Publish dateNov 1, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PART I
2CHAPTER I. MONSIEUR DE GUISE'S LATIN
3CHAPTER II. THE QUEEN OF AVARRE'S BEDCHAMBER
4CHAPTER III. THE POET-KING
5CHAPTER IV. THE EVENING OF THE 24TH OF AUGUST, 1572
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6CHAPTER V. OF THE LOUVRE IN PARTICULAR, AND OF VIRTUE IN GENERAL
7CHAPTER VI. THE DEBT PAID
8CHAPTER VII. THE NIGHT OF THE 24TH OF AUGUST, 1572
9CHAPTER VIII. THE MASSACRE
10CHAPTER IX. THE MURDERERS
11CHAPTER X. DEATH, MASS, OR THE BASTILLE
12CHAPTER XI. THE HAWTHORN OF THE CEMETERY OF THE INNOCENTS
13CHAPTER XII. MUTUAL CONFIDENCES
14CHAPTER XIII. HOW THERE ARE KEYS WHICH OPEN DOORS THEY ARE NOT MEANT FOR
15CHAPTER XIV. THE SECOND MARRIAGE NIGHT
16CHAPTER XV. WHAT WOMAN WILLS, GOD WILLS
17CHAPTER XVI. A DEAD ENEMY'S BODY ALWAYS SMELLS SWEET
18CHAPTER XVII. MAÎTRE AMBROISE PARÉ'S CONFRÈRE
19CHAPTER XVIII. THE GHOSTS
20CHAPTER XIX. THE ABODE OF MAÎTRE RÉNÉ, PERFUMER TO THE QUEEN MOTHER
21CHAPTER XX. THE BLACK HENS
22CHAPTER XXI. MADAME DE SAUVE'S APARTMENT
23CHAPTER XXII. "SIRE, YOU SHALL BE KING"
24CHAPTER XXIII. A NEW CONVERT
25CHAPTER XXIV. THE RUE TIZON AND THE RUE CLOCHE PERCÉE
26CHAPTER XXV. THE CHERRY-COLORED CLOAK
27CHAPTER XXVI. MARGARITA
28CHAPTER XXVII. THE HAND OF GOD
29CHAPTER XXVIII. THE LETTER FROM ROME
30CHAPTER XXIX. THE DEPARTURE
31CHAPTER XXX. MAUREVEL
32CHAPTER XXXI. THE HUNT
33PART II
34CHAPTER XXXII. FRATERNITY
35CHAPTER XXXIII. THE GRATITUDE OF KING CHARLES IX
36CHAPTER XXXIV. MAN PROPOSES BUT GOD DISPOSES
37CHAPTER XXXV. A NIGHT OF KINGS
38CHAPTER XXXVI. THE ANAGRAM
39CHAPTER XXXVII. THE RETURN TO THE LOUVRE
40CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE GIRDLE OF THE QUEEN MOTHER
41CHAPTER XXXIX. PROJECTS OF REVENGE
42CHAPTER XL. THE ATRIDES
43CHAPTER XLI. THE HOROSCOPE
44CHAPTER XLII. CONFIDENCES
45CHAPTER XLIII. THE AMBASSADORS
46CHAPTER XLIV. ORESTES AND PYLADES
47CHAPTER XLV. ORTHON
48CHAPTER XLVI. THE INN OF LA BELLE ÉTOILE
49CHAPTER XLVII. DE MOUY DE SAINT PHALE
50CHAPTER XLVIII. TWO HEADS FOR ONE CROWN
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