I have a question for Laura.
When I arrived to the afterword of the SHOTW I was very suprised to encounter some new ideas about this woman, the last of Valois dynasty. My previous notion about Margot was turned for 360 degrees.
Until 1995 I didnt know much about this period of french history.
Sadly while they taught us about every detail of french revolution in the scool, the slaughter of St. Bartholomew's Night was hardly ever mentioned.
Then in 1994 I saw the movie Queen Margot based on the same novel by. A. Dumas ( famous writer of count Monte Kristo). To me this film is one of the best historical movies I have ever seen, it sucks you in the period very efficiently.
So much so that has sparked the intrest for Bartolomews nights events and all involved figures. Therefore I have read everybook I could lay my hand on dealing with the period.
Unfortunately I cant read french so certain titles stayed out of reach.
Anyhow none of these books ever mention Marguerite significantly in any other matters apart from her promiscuity and scandals. Even today you will not find much on the net, on wikipaedia there is a whole article dealing mostly with the scandals from her life and only in the end there is a mention she established herself as a mentor of the arts and benefactor of the poor.
In the movie she is portrayed almost as shallow nymphomaniac interested in only her own pleasure and pretty much unmoved with the horror of time the she lives in. Even in Dumas book upon which movie was heavily based you can get the same impression although not so explicit as in the movie.
Her family is portrayed as bunch of vicious psychopaths - with her mother - Katarina de Medici as harpie from hell. Exactly the same conclusion you can reach after reading historical accounts from their life.
The movie and subsequently the whole period had such a powerfull and emotinal grip on me which I couldnt shake for many years and I really digged into the period since 1995 till 1997.
I never questioned the notions Queen Margot movie entertains, the production was so grand and the realistic and vivid portreyal of the St. Bartholomew's night genocide and the events around it made me think that this was an accurate historical portrayal of the era . This genocide was something catholic church was trying to cover up for years so whoever shows it so vividly must be telling the truth, that was my reasoning.
And now for the first time, thanks to Laura I encounter these notions of Margot as esoteric adept, initiated into the secrets of esoteric christianity etc.
The whole of this subject and controversy around it has sparked a keen interest again.
I would really appreciate if Laura could find some time to give reference to the sources upon which she has based the notions about Marguerite de Navarro presented in the Afterword of TSHOW.
Cheerio
When I arrived to the afterword of the SHOTW I was very suprised to encounter some new ideas about this woman, the last of Valois dynasty. My previous notion about Margot was turned for 360 degrees.
Until 1995 I didnt know much about this period of french history.
Sadly while they taught us about every detail of french revolution in the scool, the slaughter of St. Bartholomew's Night was hardly ever mentioned.
Then in 1994 I saw the movie Queen Margot based on the same novel by. A. Dumas ( famous writer of count Monte Kristo). To me this film is one of the best historical movies I have ever seen, it sucks you in the period very efficiently.
So much so that has sparked the intrest for Bartolomews nights events and all involved figures. Therefore I have read everybook I could lay my hand on dealing with the period.
Unfortunately I cant read french so certain titles stayed out of reach.
Anyhow none of these books ever mention Marguerite significantly in any other matters apart from her promiscuity and scandals. Even today you will not find much on the net, on wikipaedia there is a whole article dealing mostly with the scandals from her life and only in the end there is a mention she established herself as a mentor of the arts and benefactor of the poor.
In the movie she is portrayed almost as shallow nymphomaniac interested in only her own pleasure and pretty much unmoved with the horror of time the she lives in. Even in Dumas book upon which movie was heavily based you can get the same impression although not so explicit as in the movie.
Her family is portrayed as bunch of vicious psychopaths - with her mother - Katarina de Medici as harpie from hell. Exactly the same conclusion you can reach after reading historical accounts from their life.
The movie and subsequently the whole period had such a powerfull and emotinal grip on me which I couldnt shake for many years and I really digged into the period since 1995 till 1997.
I never questioned the notions Queen Margot movie entertains, the production was so grand and the realistic and vivid portreyal of the St. Bartholomew's night genocide and the events around it made me think that this was an accurate historical portrayal of the era . This genocide was something catholic church was trying to cover up for years so whoever shows it so vividly must be telling the truth, that was my reasoning.
And now for the first time, thanks to Laura I encounter these notions of Margot as esoteric adept, initiated into the secrets of esoteric christianity etc.
The whole of this subject and controversy around it has sparked a keen interest again.
I would really appreciate if Laura could find some time to give reference to the sources upon which she has based the notions about Marguerite de Navarro presented in the Afterword of TSHOW.
Cheerio