She was the wife of a king… and the lover of a soldier.
Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.
paris, france
based on novel or book
marriage of convenience
royalty
conspiracy
palace intrigue
16th century
religious persecution
st. bartholomew's day massacre
french history