"Queen Margot" is one of the most significant historical novels by Alexandre Dumas, in which human fate turns out to be inseparable from the tragic course of history. Against the backdrop of religious wars and political strife in 16th-century France, a narrative about power, violence and the fragility of human life unfolds. At the center of the novel is Marguerite of Valois, a princess of blood, married off in the name of state calculation. Her marriage, designed to become a symbol of reconciliation, turns into a prologue to St. Bartholomew's Night, an event that forever changed the fate of the heroes and the very fabric of the era.