Title: Hostage queen
Description: Marguerite de Valois, the most beautiful woman in the French Court, is the subject of great intrigue. She loves Henri of Guise, but is married off to Henry of Navarre, which--her mother hopes--will bring peace to the realm. But, within days, the streets of Paris are awash with blood, and Marguerite and her new husband are held hostage by her own family. Can they ever hope to escape alive? In a court rife with murder, jealousy and the hunger for power, it will not be an easy task.
Subjects: Fiction, Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of, France, 1572, History, Hostages, France, fiction, Fiction, historical, general
Places: France
People: Marguerite Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France (1553-1615), Catherine de Médicis Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France (1519-1589)
Time periods: Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598