This sequel to Dumas' “Marguerite de Valois” begins four years after the sudden death of King Charles IX and succession of his brother Henry III. The reign of King Henry III was plagued with rebellion and political intrigue due to the War of the Three Henries, where his regency was challenged by King Henry of Navarre (leader of the Huguenots) and Henry I, Duke of Guise (leader of the Catholic League). Dumas weaves two main storylines through this turbulent backdrop: one of the love ignited between le Comte de Bussy and la Dame de Monsoreau, and another of the friendship between King Henry III and his truly unique jester, Chicot (Jean-Antoine d'Anglerais). - Summary by jvanstan
Chapters
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The wedding of St. Luc Read by John Van Stan 24:46
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How it is not always he who opens the door, who enters the house Read by John Van Stan 14:00
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How it is sometimes difficult to distinguish a dream from the reality Read by John Van Stan 9:55
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How Madame de St. Luc had passed the night Read by John Van Stan 9:19
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How Madame de St. Luc passed the second night of her marriage Read by John Van Stan 9:56
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Le petite coucher of Henri III Read by John Van Stan 9:12
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How, without anyone knowing why, the king was converted before the next day Read by John Van Stan 9:37
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How the king was afraid of being afraid Read by John Van Stan 11:10
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How the angel made a mistake and spoke to Chicot, thinking it was the king Read by John Van Stan 9:01
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How Bussy went to seek for the reality of his dream Read by John Van Stan 13:22
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M. Bryan de Monsoreau Read by John Van Stan 21:06
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How Bussy found both the portrait and the original Read by John Van Stan 8:47
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Who Diana was Read by John Van Stan 26:09
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The treaty Read by John Van Stan 14:13
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The marriage Read by John Van Stan 10:49
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The marriage (continued) Read by John Van Stan 11:04
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How Henri III. traveled, and how long it took him to get from Paris to Fontainebleau Read by John Van Stan 8:09
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Brother Gorenflot Read by John Van Stan 17:41
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How Chicot found out that it was easier to go in than out of the abbey Read by John Van Stan 10:54
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How Chicot, forced to remain in the abbey, saw and heard things very dangerous to see and hear Read by John Van Stan 21:05
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How Chicot learned genealogy Read by John Van Stan 9:49
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How M. and Madame de St. Luc met with a traveling companion Read by John Van Stan 10:05
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The old man Read by John Van Stan 10:58
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How Remy-le-Haudouin had, in Bussy's absence, established a communication with the Rue St. Antione Read by John Van Stan 6:17
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The father and daughter Read by John Van Stan 10:26
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How Brother Gorenflot awoke, and the reception he met with at his convent Read by John Van Stan 7:48
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How Brother Gorenflot remained convinced that he was a somnambulist, and bitterly deplored this infirmity Read by John Van Stan 6:51
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How Brother Gorenflot traveled upon an ass, named Panurge, and learned many things he did not know before Read by John Van Stan 5:50
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How Brother Gorenflot changed his ass for a mule, and his mule for a horse Read by John Van Stan 5:47
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How Chicot and his companion installed themselves at the Hotel of the Cross, and how they were received by the host Read by John Van Stan 7:26
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How the monk confessed the advocate, and the advocate the monk Read by John Van Stan 10:32
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How Chicot used his sword Read by John Van Stan 10:53
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How the Duc D'Anjou learned that Diana was not dead Read by John Van Stan 9:02
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How Chicot returned to the Louvre, and was received by the King Henri III. Read by John Van Stan 8:38
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What passed between M. de Monsoreau and the Duke Read by John Van Stan 9:30
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Chicot and the King Read by John Van Stan 9:35
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What M. de Guise came to do at the Louvre Read by John Van Stan 6:11
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Castor and Pollux Read by John Van Stan 10:38
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In which it is proved that listening is the best way to hear Read by John Van Stan 8:15
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The evening of the League Read by John Van Stan 7:20
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The Rue de la Ferronnerie Read by John Van Stan 9:17
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The Prince and the friend Read by John Van Stan 9:10
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Etymology of the Rue de la Jussienne Read by John Van Stan 11:26
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How D'Epernon had his doublet torn, and how Chomberg was stained blue Read by John Van Stan 9:20
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Chicot more than ever King of France Read by John Van Stan 11:00
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How Chicot paid a visit to Bussy, and what followed Read by John Van Stan 11:52
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The chess of M. Chicot, and the cup and ball of M. Quelus Read by John Van Stan 8:13
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The reception of the chiefs of The League Read by John Van Stan 7:38
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How the King annexed a chief who was neither the Duc de Guise nor M. D'Anjou Read by John Van Stan 8:51
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Eteocles and Polynices Read by John Van Stan 10:41
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How people do not always lose their time by searching empty drawers Read by John Van Stan 7:43
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Ventre St. Gris Read by John Van Stan 7:08
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The friends Read by John Van Stan 6:55
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Bussy and Diana Read by John Van Stan 10:07
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How Bussy was offered three hundred pistoles for his horse, and parted with him for nothing Read by John Van Stan 6:21
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The diplomacy of the Duc D'Anjou Read by John Van Stan 8:15
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The ideas of the Duc D'Anjou Read by John Van Stan 15:45
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A flight of Angevins Read by John Van Stan 6:45
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Roland Read by John Van Stan 4:55
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What M. de Monsoreau came to announce Read by John Van Stan 5:26
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How the King learned the flight of his beloved brother, and what followed Read by John Van Stan 9:05
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How, as Chicot and the Queen Mother were agreed, the King began to agree with them Read by John Van Stan 9:24
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In which it is proved that gratitude was one of St. Luc's virtues Read by John Van Stan 8:57
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The project of M. de St. Luc Read by John Van Stan 9:03
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How M. de St. Luc showed M. de Monsoreau the trust that the King had taught him Read by John Van Stan 6:44
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In which we see the Queen Mother enter the town of Angers, but not triumphantly Read by John Van Stan 7:08
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Little causes and great effects Read by John Van Stan 7:36
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How M. de Monsoreau opened and shut his eyes, which proved that he was not dead Read by John Van Stan 7:47
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How M. le Duc D'Anjou went to Meridor to congratulate Madame de Monsoreau on the death of her husband, and found him there before him Read by John Van Stan 9:16
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The inconvenience of large litters and narrow doors Read by John Van Stan 8:23
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What temper the King was in when St. Luc reappeared at the Louvre Read by John Van Stan 6:21
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In which we meet two important personages whom we have lost sight of for some time Read by John Van Stan 5:22
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Diana's second journey to Paris Read by John Van Stan 7:08
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How the ambassador of the Duc D'Anjou arrived at the Louvre, and the reception he met with Read by John Van Stan 5:39
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Which is only the end of the preceding one Read by John Van Stan 6:29
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How M. de St. Luc acquitted himself of the commission given to him by Bussy Read by John Van Stan 8:24
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In what respect M. de St. Luc was more civilized than M. de Bussy, the lessons which he gave him, and the use which M. de Bussy made of them Read by John Van Stan 6:53
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The Precautions of M. de Monsoreau Read by John Van Stan 7:30
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A visit to the house at Les Tournelles Read by John Van Stan 8:37
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The watchers Read by John Van Stan 10:01
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How M. le Duc D'Anjou signed, and after having signed, spoke Read by John Van Stan 16:35
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A promenade at the Tournelles Read by John Van Stan 4:03
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In which Chicot sleeps Read by John Van Stan 4:37
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Where Chicot wakes Read by John Van Stan 8:59
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The Fete Dieu Read by John Van Stan 8:52
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Which will elucidate the previous chapter Read by John Van Stan 13:00
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The procession Read by John Van Stan 7:20
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Chicot the First Read by John Van Stan 7:50
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Interest and capital Read by John Van Stan 8:24
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What was passing near the Bastille while Chicot was paying his debt to Y. de Mayenne Read by John Van Stan 7:20
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The assassination Read by John Van Stan 19:06
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How Brother Gorenflot found himself more than ever between a gallows and an abbey Read by John Van Stan 9:02
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Where Chicot guesses why D'Epernon had blood on his feet and none in his cheeks Read by John Van Stan 8:26
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The morning of the combat Read by John Van Stan 4:59
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The friends of Bussy Read by John Van Stan 9:21
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The combat Read by John Van Stan 6:18
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The end Read by John Van Stan 10:35
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