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Margaret of Valois (French: 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. By her marriage to Henry III of Navarre (later Henry IV of France), she was queen of Navarre and then France at her husband's 1589 accession to the latter throne. Their marriage was annulled in 1599 by decision of the Pope. She was the daughter of King Henry II of France and...
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Set in Paris during the reign of Charles IX and the French Wars of Religion. The novel's protagonist Margot, daughter of the deceased Henry II and the infamous scheming Catholic power player Catherine de Medici. Although Margot herself is excluded from the throne by the Salic Law, her marriage to a Protestant prince offers a chance for domestic reconciliation during the late 16th century reign of the neurotic, hypochondriac King Charles IX, a time...
3) Queen Margot
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1995]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (144 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Thrown into a political marriage of convenience by her ruthlessly power-hungry family, the beautiful Margot soon finds herself hopelessly drawn into their murderous affairs. It's then she realizes her only hope of escape lies somewhere between the heroic soldier who loves her and the enemy husband who could save her.
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Publisher
Abrams Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
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English
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Presents, in graphic novel format, the story of Korean War correspondent Marguerite Higgins, who risked her life in dangerous situations to provide eyewitness accounts of many of the major events of the war.
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
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Tells the story of Marguerite Duras who as a member of the French Resistance during World War II, tries to uncover the whereabouts of her imprisoned husband, Robert.
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Little, Brown, and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
434 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
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English
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Goldstone documents the turbulent mother-daughter relationship between Catherine de' Medici and Marguerite de Valois to explore the court politics, assassinations, espionage and betrayals that shaped their time.
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Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
396 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Marguerite Higgins was both the scourge and envy of the journalistic world. A longtime reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, she first catapulted to fame with her dramatic account of the liberation of Dachau at the end of World War II. Brash, beautiful, ruthlessly competitive, and sexually adventurous, she forced her way to the front despite being told the combat zone was no place for a woman. Her headline-making exploits earned her a reputation...
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Publisher
Spiegel and Grau
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxvi, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Drawing on letters, diaries and contemporary accounts, this history of women's experiences in the Wild West focuses tells the stories of both the women who were brutally exploited as well as those fought incredible odds to forge home and identities.
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Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The true story of socialite spy Marguerite Harrison, who slipped behind enemy lines in Russia and Germany in the fraught period between the world wars Foreign correspondent. Author. Filmmaker. Spy. Marguerite Harrison was born into Gilded Age American privilege and launched a successful career as a culture writer for the Baltimore Sun as a young widow. But when America entered World War I, Harrison secretly applied for a position in intelligence....
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Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Winter, 1564. 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. 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. Among the crafty nobility of the royal court, Margot learns the intriguing and unspoken rules she must live by to please her poisonous family....
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