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Marguerite of Angoulême, Queen of Navarre

An excellent presentation of Marguerite de Navarre, in English. 6 min 50 sec.

Biography

Marguerite de Navarre: Mother of the Renaissance. Patricia F. Cholakian et Rouben C. Cholakian. Columbia University press, 2005.

Selected writings

Marguerite de Navarre: selected writings. A bilingual edition. Edited and selected by R. Cholakian and M. Skemp. University of Chicago press, 2008.

Marguerite de Navarre : the visionary Queen

Talking Tudor Series. Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Theresa Brock about Marguerite de Navarre. 43 minutes.

A BBC Podcast

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Marguerite de Navarre. With Sara Barker Associate Professor of Early Modern History and Director of the Centre for the Comparative History of Print at the University of Leeds, Emily Butterworth Professor of Early Modern French at King’s College London and Emma Herdman, Lecturer in French at the University of St Andrews. Producer: Simon Tillotson. 50 minutes.

Marguerite de Navarre Society

A website featuring the latest research and publications on Marguerite de Navarre. In French and English.

The Château of Nérac.

Marguerite de Navarre spent the final years of her life in the southwest, divided between Pau, Mont-de-Marsan, and Nérac. The town’s château still preserves the memory of the Queen of Navarre.