Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 106 Pardoe, Miss (Julia) 1862 Pardoe, Julia Pardoe, J. S. H. (Julia S. H.) The Life of Marie de Medicis, Queen of France, Consort of Henri IV, and Regent of the Kingdom under Louis XIII — Volume 1 Reading ease score: 38.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Life of Marie de Medicis, Queen of France, Consort of Henri IV, and Regent..." by Julia Pardoe is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The book explores the tumultuous and often tragic life of Marie de Medicis, detailing her experiences as a queen, her political struggles, and her ultimate fall from grace. At the start of the book, the author sets up the narrative by highlighting the dramatic contrasts in Marie's life, from her royal status to her eventual destitution. The opening chapter provides a background on the political landscape of France, focusing on key figures such as Henri IV and Marguerite de Valois. It also introduces the significant events leading to the dangerous marriage arrangement between Marie and Henri, including the backdrop of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, and illustrates the early challenges of Marie’s life as she navigates the power dynamics of the court with personal ambitions and romantic complexities. This sets the tone for a detailed examination of her vibrant yet arduous journey through the tumult of royal life and political intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Marie de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France, 1573-1642 DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Royalty 912903 909515 2024-10-05T09:58:56.321295 2023-10-05T09:38:43.571449 text/html text/html 896450 2023-02-07T18:57:20 text/html 1589295 2024-10-05T09:59:11.939725 application/epub+zip 1600186 2024-10-05T09:59:01.619748 application/epub+zip 413348 2024-10-05T09:58:59.565276 application/epub+zip 2026662 2024-10-05T09:59:19.461666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1944846 2024-10-05T09:59:10.152731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542457 2022-09-06T03:38:01.989628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 801263 801198 2024-10-05T09:58:54.186317 2023-10-05T09:38:41.639453 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 800639 2023-02-07T19:00:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19470 2024-10-05T09:59:19.617660 application/rdf+xml 26496 2024-10-05T09:59:00.243752 image/jpeg 4888 2024-10-05T09:58:59.925256 image/jpeg 301241 2023-02-07T19:00:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 1429779 2023-02-07T19:02:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 1548301 2024-10-05T09:58:56.422273 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia