médicis daughter a novel of marguerite de valois

Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of, France, 1572 - Fiction.

Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1615 - Fiction.

Henry, IV, King of France, 1553-1610 - Fiction.

Guise, François de Lorraine, duc de, 1519-1563 - Fiction.

France - History - House of Valois, 1328-1589 - Fiction.

France - History - 16th century - Fiction.

France - Court and courtiers - Fiction.

Catherine de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589 - Fiction.

Label Médicis daughter : a novel of Marguerite de Valois Title Médicis daughter Title remainder a novel of Marguerite de Valois Statement of responsibility Sophie Perinot Creator Médicis Daughter is historical fiction at its finest, weaving a unique coming-of-age story and a forbidden love with one of the most dramatic and violent events in French history'.

Bartholomew's Day Massacre, she will be forced to choose between her family and her soul. When Margot's wedding devolves into the bloodshed of the St. But the promised peace is a mirage: her mother's schemes are endless, and her brothers plot vengeance in the streets of Paris. Though Margot's heart belongs to Guise, her hand will be offered to Henri of Navarre, a Huguenot leader and a notorious heretic looking to seal a tenuous truce. Eager to be an obedient daughter, Margot accepts her role as a marriage pawn, even as she is charmed by the powerful, charismatic Duc de Guise. Among the crafty nobility of the royal court, Margot learns the intriguing and unspoken rules she must live by to please her poisonous family. Known across Europe as Madame la Serpente, Margot's intimidating mother, Queen Catherine de Médicis, is a powerful force in a country devastated by religious war. Beautiful young Princess Margot is summoned to the court of France, where nothing is what it seems and a wrong word can lead to ruin.

Médicis daughter a novel of marguerite de valois