Berenger de Ribaumont, half English and half French, was married as a child to his cousin Eustacie to settle a family quarrel. Arriving at the court of Charles IX in 1572 to claim her, he is caught in the Massacre of St Bartholomew, and the two are separated by plots, convents and civil war.
One of Yonge’s best historical novels, full of court intrigue and religious conflict told with real human feeling. Download the free EPUB.