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Marguerite de Valois

Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870)

A historical fiction novel set in Paris (1572) during Charles IX's reign and the French Wars of Religion. Marguerite de Valois, daughter of deceased Henry II, is the novel's protagonist set against the infamous schemes of the Catholic power player, Catherine de Medici. - Summary by Publisher

Genre(s): Fictional Biographies & Memoirs, Historical Fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): french wars of religion (5), queen margot (2), valois romances (2), catherine de medici (1), valois dynasty (1), peace of st germain (1), st bartholomew's day massacre (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Monsieur de Guise's Latin	John Van Stan	00:28:29
Play 02	The Queen of Navarre's Bedchamber	John Van Stan	00:24:12
Play 03	The Poet-King	John Van Stan	00:24:58
Play 04	The Evening of the 24th of August, 1572	John Van Stan	00:16:48
Play 05	Of the Louvre in Particular, and of Virtue in General	John Van Stan	00:18:52
Play 06	The Debt Paid	John Van Stan	00:22:02
Play 07	The Night of the 24th of August, 1572	John Van Stan	00:30:16
Play 08	The Massacre	John Van Stan	00:22:20
Play 09	The Murderers	John Van Stan	00:28:01
Play 10	Death, Mass, or the Bastille	John Van Stan	00:27:51
Play 11	The Hawthorn of the Cemetery of the Innocents	John Van Stan	00:23:01
Play 12	Mutual Confidences	John Van Stan	00:16:07
Play 13	How There Are Keys Which Open Doors They Are Not Meant For	John Van Stan	00:21:49
Play 14	The Second Marriage Night	John Van Stan	00:18:36
Play 15	What Woman Wills, God Wills	John Van Stan	00:31:44
Play 16	A Dead Enemy's Body Always Smells Sweet	John Van Stan	00:25:39
Play 17	Maitre Ambroise Pare's Confrere	John Van Stan	00:15:48
Play 18	The Ghosts	John Van Stan	00:20:02
Play 19	The Abode of Maitre Rene, Perfumer to the Queen Mother	John Van Stan	00:25:58
Play 20	The Black Hens	John Van Stan	00:14:32
Play 21	Madame de Sauve's Apartment	John Van Stan	00:19:40
Play 22	"Sire, You Shall be King"	John Van Stan	00:12:03
Play 23	A New Convert	John Van Stan	00:27:11
Play 24	The Rue Tizon and the Rue Cloche Percee	John Van Stan	00:24:35
Play 25	The Cherry-Colored Cloak	John Van Stan	00:20:45
Play 26	Margarita	John Van Stan	00:15:51
Play 27	The Hand of God	John Van Stan	00:12:02
Play 28	The Letter from Rome	John Van Stan	00:13:12
Play 29	The Departure	John Van Stan	00:12:17
Play 30	Maurevel	John Van Stan	00:09:40
Play 31	The Hunt	John Van Stan	00:17:37
Play 32	Fraternity	John Van Stan	00:16:10
Play 33	The Gratitude of King Charles IX	John Van Stan	00:14:03
Play 34	Man Proposes But God Disposes	John Van Stan	00:21:50
Play 35	A Night of Kings	John Van Stan	00:15:48
Play 36	The Anagram	John Van Stan	00:12:15
Play 37	The Return to the Louvre	John Van Stan	00:22:28
Play 38	The Girdle of the Queen Mother	John Van Stan	00:18:57
Play 39	Projects of Revenge	John Van Stan	00:28:17
Play 40	The Atrides	John Van Stan	00:23:15
Play 41	The Horoscope	John Van Stan	00:15:46
Play 42	Confidences	John Van Stan	00:21:54
Play 43	The Ambassadors	John Van Stan	00:13:57
Play 44	Orestes and Plyades	John Van Stan	00:18:19
Play 45	Orthon	John Van Stan	00:22:54
Play 46	The Inn of la Belle Etoile	John Van Stan	00:17:40
Play 47	De Mouy de Saint Phale	John Van Stan	00:13:50
Play 48	Two Heads for One Crown	John Van Stan	00:24:09
Play 49	The Treatise on Hunting	John Van Stan	00:14:44
Play 50	Hawking	John Van Stan	00:18:24
Play 51	The Pavilion of Francois I	John Van Stan	00:16:26
Play 52	The Examination	John Van Stan	00:19:56
Play 53	Acteon	John Van Stan	00:14:06
Play 54	The Forest of Vincennes	John Van Stan	00:13:48
Play 55	The Figure of Wax	John Van Stan	00:23:45
Play 56	The Invisible Bucklers	John Van Stan	00:13:56
Play 57	The Judges	John Van Stan	00:19:55
Play 58	The Torture of the Boot	John Van Stan	00:18:03
Play 59	The Chapel	John Van Stan	00:09:46
Play 60	The Place Saint Jean en Greve	John Van Stan	00:10:52
Play 61	The Headsman's Tower	John Van Stan	00:18:39
Play 62	The Sweat of Blood	John Van Stan	00:10:16
Play 63	The Donjon of the Prison of Vincennes	John Van Stan	00:09:48
Play 64	The Regency	John Van Stan	00:09:39
Play 65	The King is Dead! Long Love the King!	John Van Stan	00:11:49
Play 66	Epilogue	John Van Stan	00:16:50

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