Between the 19th and 20th centuries some historians such as Count Léo de Saint-Poincy sought to rehabilitate the figure of the queen, trying to discern the scandals from reality, and depicting her as a woman who challenged the turmoil of the civil war; to some modern historians it appears that Margaret of Valois had never felt less than her brothers, even wanting to participate in the affairs of the kingdom, thus also addressing the political behavior of Margaret in addition to her private life. However, these studies remained marginal and did not affect official texts.