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Podcast: Battle Royale: French Monarchs
Episode: 57.5 - Marguerite de Valois (Queen Margot), Part 1
Description: The last surviving of the Valois, this beautiful and intelligent princess is often seen as either a victim or a villain, but the memoirs she left behind and the reevaluation of modern historians show a different side to her story. She was a woman who struggled to find agency and self-determination in a world where the cards were stacked against her from the start. Can Margot break free of her abusive, conniving family and help bring an end to the senseless violence that engulfs her country?Stay tuned for Part 2, where we learn Margot's ultimate...