You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Alexandre dumas novel queen margot, centers on the beautiful, proud, and. Margaret of valois queen consort of navarre britannica. Again you may remember that her marriage to henri iv was an arranged marriage and. Affect and visual memory in dumas representations of.
Dumas had been happy in inventing his count of monte. The article traces the influence of the novel on historical scholarly biographies of the queen, arguing that professional historians have not been able to disentangle themselves from the literary poroduct. How there are keys which open doors they are not meant for. Alexandre dumas 18021870 a historical fiction novel set in paris 1572 during charles ixs reign and the french wars of religion.
The night of august 24, 1572, is known as the massacre of st. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Released to coincide with the new miramac film starring isabelle adjani, this is the classic novel unavailable for over 25 years. Read in english by john van stan a historical fiction novel set in paris 1572 during. Queen margot is an actionadventure novel by probably the best actionadventure writer, alexander dumas. The queen of navarre on her return to the louvre found gillonne in great excitement. Navarre, though beset on one side by the kings of france and on the other by the kings of spain, who. In giving my sister margot to henry of navarre, i give my sister to all the. Marguerite, 14 may 1553 27 march 1615 was a french princess of the valois dynasty who became queen consort of navarre and later also of france. Queen margot is a historical novel set in paris in august 1572 during the reign of charles ix. Set in france in 1572, during the height of catholicprotestant wars, the story tells of conspiracies, plots, trysts, murders, poisonings and love. Queen margot historical novel e book alexandre dumas storytel. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more.
By her marriage to henry iii of navarre later henry iv of france, she was queen of navarre and then france at her husbands 1589 accession to the latter throne. It is at a stirring period of french history, abounding in horrors and bloodshed, and in plots and intrigues, that m. Alexandre dumas biography and list of works alexandre dumas books. Massacres, conspiracies, clandestine trysts, secret alliances, daring escapes, sumptuous feasts, and duels of wit propel the action.
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