One of Alexander Dumas’s most famous novels, a classic of historical-adventure literature. The 16th century. France is torn apart by a religious war between Protestants (Huguenots) and Catholics.
To restore peace in the country, the Huguenot Henry marries a Catholic, Margaret of Valois. The marriage, meant to symbolize reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants, is unable to prevent the bloody massacre of the St. Bartholomew’s Night organized by the treacherous Catherine de’ Medici—violent mass killings of Protestants.