Marguerite de Valois, known as Margot, daughter of Catherine de Medici, was barred from the throne by the Salic Law. Her marriage to a Protestant prince provides an opportunity for reconciliation during the reign of Charles IX of France, at a time marked by religious wars between Catholics and Huguenots (Protestants). Catherine decides to offer Margot’s hand to Henry of Navarre, a Huguenot, although she plots the St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre of 1572, in which thousands of Protestants are killed. The marriage is consummated but Margot, who does not love Henry, begins a passionate affair with the soldier La Môle, who is also a Protestant and comes from a wealthy family. Numerous murders by poisoning follow, as court intrigues multiply and Queen Catherine plots to have her son, the future Henry III, ascend the throne.

Collection: Aplications

Project: 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity., 5. Power and powers in the history of Europe: oligarchies, political participation and democracy., 6. Under a cloak of terror: violence and armed conflict in Europe.

Chronology: XVI

Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University

Link: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_reine_Margot

Resource type: Video

Format: Multimedia

Source: Amazon Prime Video

Language: Spanish

Date: 1994

Owner: Antonio Carrasco (Modernalia)

Copyright: Patrice Chéreau

Abstract: Film based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas, depicting the events following the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572 in France.

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