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1572: in order to secure the peace between Catholics and Protestants, a marriage of convenience is arranged between Margot and the son of the Queen of Navarre. Margot, still in love with the Duke of Guise and repulsed by her fiance, does her best to escape this arranged marriage. However, this union means a lot politically and the princess finds herself drawn into the intolerably cruel events of the night of the St Barthelemy.

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This third volume in the series relating the life of the most famous French princess in history recounts how Margot is driven to conspire against her third brother, the King of France, who is afflicted with an unshakeable illness. Margot became the Queen of Navarre in 1573, against her will. Neglected and cheated on by an unfaithful husband, spied on by her mother and manipulated by her two brothers, Margot exists but is not truly living.

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This is a historical graphic novel about the most famous French princess. This story is drawn from the memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, called "Queen Margot," the first wife of the King of France, Henri IV. It is 1569, Queen Elizabeth I of England and King Philippe II of Spain confront each other by proxy. The war between the Protestants and the Catholics is tearing France apart. Margot's hand is the object of a negotiation intended to strengthen the throne of her brother Charles IX, King of France. But Margot is 16 years old, and she has lost her heart to the Duke of Guise. Confronted with reasons of State and with every possible ambition, the princess is plunged into an intrigue that is beyond her.

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