Margot's brother Henri III is on the French throne, but it is her mother, Catherine de M�dicis, who rules France with an iron will and the stomach for any action necessary to maintain her power. Chief among Catherine's political and personal desires is the destruction of Henri of Navarre, the man who prophesies say will unseat her progeny on the throne of France. Unfortunately for Catherine, Henri has proved difficult to kill. He has escaped the city of Paris, returning to his kingdom and to the head of the Protestant Party. When Margot petitions to join him there, Catherine sees an opportunity. Perhaps Margot can be turned against her husband. After all, Margot's two-year-old marriage was born of politics not passion -- a failed attempt to bring peace between warring Catholics and Protestants. Margot herself sets off for the south seeking nothing more than a quiet life of seclusion. Once Margot reaches Pau, however, she discovers that neither her heart nor her interest in political intrigue is as dead as she believed.
While the novel Margot and the Three Henries stands entirely on its own, it can also be read as a sequel to Alexandre Dumas' La Reine Margot.
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GALLERY OF SETTINGS
from Margot and the Three Henries