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Margaret of Angoulême, Queen of Navarre (Marguerite de Navarre), (1492-1549), was the sister of Francis I, King of France. She was highly-educated and was courted by the future Henry VIII of England. However, at the age of seventeen, she was married by royal decree to the untutored dolt, Charles IV of Alençon. After his death she wed Henry II of Navarre by whom she had a daughter (the mother of the future Henry IV of France) and a son, who died in infancy. The author takes us with Margaret on her perilous journey over the Pyrenees to Spain to attempt to free her brother, Francis, held captive by the Holy Roman Emperor. Margaret's support for the first stirrings of the Reformation in France alarmed the Catholic conservatives of the Sorbonne. Her cycle of short stories, the "Heptameron," is still read and enjoyed today. (Pamela Nagami)
- Text source (only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/margaretofangoul00ducl
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/War & Military; *Non-fiction/Biography & Autobiography; *Non-fiction/History /Middle Ages/Middle History; *Non-fiction/Literary Criticism
Keywords that describe the book: renaissance, francis i, charles v, margaret of navarre, heptameron, leonardo da vinci, battle of pavia
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START of recording (Intro):- "Section [number] of Margaret of Angoulême, Queen of Navarre. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
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