Queen Margot

Queen Margot is a Russian television series directed by Alexander Muratov. A film adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas, filmed in 1994-1995. The film premiered on television in the fall of 1996 on the Russia 1. Plot In order to cement another ephemeral peace between Catholics and Protestant Huguenots of France, on August 18, 1572, King Charles IX's sister Margaret was married to one of the Huguenot leaders, Henry de Bourbon, King of Navarre, her second cousin, the Prince of the Blood. Her wedding, celebrated in Paris with great pomp, ended on St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. During a massacre, Margot accidentally saves a wounded Protestant nobleman and falls in love with him. Episodes Book of Fates St. Bartholomew's Day Bloody Mass Woe to the Vanquished Heavenly Love, Earthly Love Duel Hangman's Handshake Cherry Velvet Cloak Royal Hounds Unroyal Happiness Sons of the She-Wolf Rope-ladder Lucky La Mole Friday the Thirteenth Honor of the House of Valois Vincennes Castle Spanish Boots Ashes