Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 61 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 3 Reading ease score: 35.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team Updated: 2022-12-03. "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 life of Marie de Medicis, particularly during her exile and simultaneous political machinations during the early 17th century. It delves into her struggles for power and influence as she navigates the turbulent waters of French court politics amid conspiracies and conflicts involving figures like Cardinal Richelieu and the royal family. The opening of this volume places the reader in the midst of Marie de Medicis's precarious situation in 1618, as she faces confinement in Blois orchestrated by her son, Louis XIII, and his minister, De Luynes. Despite her initial hope for influence, she becomes increasingly aware of the treachery surrounding her, particularly from Richelieu, who manipulates events to his advantage. As tension mounts, Marie's resolve solidifies; she prepares to escape, encouraged by allies like M. d'Epernon. The narrative captures her growing apprehensions, displays of boldness, and the shifting loyalties among the nobles, all setting the stage for her eventual flight from captivity and the build-up of resistance against the king's authority. (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 - Royalty 837013 832003 2024-10-05T10:19:14.109377 2023-10-05T09:54:16.815355 text/html text/html 833882 2022-12-03T01:32:36 text/html 1347190 2024-10-05T10:19:28.969421 application/epub+zip 1359205 2024-10-05T10:19:19.233364 application/epub+zip 382083 2024-10-05T10:19:17.286394 application/epub+zip 1794271 2024-10-05T10:19:36.159262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1708651 2024-10-05T10:19:27.271306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514188 2022-09-06T03:59:51.495580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 740532 740560 2024-10-05T10:19:12.495414 2023-10-05T09:54:15.361337 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 739985 2022-12-03T01:34:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19394 2024-10-05T10:19:36.301246 application/rdf+xml 26491 2024-10-05T10:19:17.889357 image/jpeg 4891 2024-10-05T10:19:17.587358 image/jpeg 263061 2022-12-03T01:34:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 1194703 2022-12-03T01:35:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 1314256 2024-10-05T10:19:14.204399 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