The d'Artagnan Romances are a set of three novels by %20%20%20%20%20%20Alexandre%20Dumas%2C%20p%26%23232%3Bre%2C%20born%20Dumas%20Davy%20de%20la%20Pailleterie%20(%20%20July%2024%2C%20%20%201802%20%26%238211%3B%20%20%20December%205%2C%20%20%201870)%2C%20is%20best%20known%20for%20his%20numerous%20%20%20historical%20novels%20of%20high%20adventure%20which%20have%20made%20him%20the%20most%20widely%20read%20%20%20French%20%20%20author%20in%20the%20world.%20... Alexandre Dumas telling the story of the musketeer d'Artagnan from his humble beginnings in %20%20%20Gascony%20(Gascogne%20in%20French)%20is%20a%20region%20in%20southwest%20France.%20... Gascony to his death as a %20%20%20The%20title%20of%20marshal%20of%20France%20(mar%5CxE9chal%20de%20France)%20was%20derived%20from%20the%20office%20of%20marescallus%20Franciae%20created%20by%20Philippe%20Auguste%20for%20Alb%5CxE9ric%20Cl%5CxE9ment%20(circa%201190).%20... marshal of France in the siege of %20%20%20%20%20Maastricht%2C%20also%20spelled%20Maestricht%2C%20or%20Mestreech%20in%20local%20dialect%2C%20is%20a%20municipality%2C%20and%20capital%20of%20the%20province%20of%20Limburg.%20... Maastricht in %20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20The%20English%20Test%20Act%20was%20passed.%20... 1673.

Dumas based the life and character of d'Artagnan on the %20%20%20(16th%20century%20-%2017th%20century%20-%2018th%20century%20-%20more%20centuries)%20As%20a%20means%20of%20recording%20the%20passage%20of%20time%2C%20the%2017th%20century%20was%20that%20century%20which%20lasted%20from%201601-1700.%20... 17th century captain of %20%20A%20musket%20is%20a%20muzzle-loaded%2C%20smooth-bore%20long%20gun.%20... musketeers Charles de Batz-Castelmore, Comte d'Artagnan.

The three novels are:

• %20%20%20The%20Three%20Musketeers%20(Les%20Trois%20Mousquetaires)%20is%20a%20novel%20by%20Alexandre%20Dumas%2C%20p%5CxE8re.%20... The Three Musketeers, set in %20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20March%2027%20-%20Prince%20Charles%20Stuart%20becomes%20King%20Charles%20I%20of%20England%2C%20Ireland.%20... 1625; first published in serial form in the magazine Le Siècle between March and July %20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20January%2015%20-%20University%20of%20Notre%20Dame%20receives%20its%20charter%20from%20Indiana.%20... 1844. Dumas claimed it was based on manuscripts he had discovered in the %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20The%20new%20buildings%20of%20the%20library.%20... Bibliothèque Nationale.
• %20%20%20Twenty%20Years%20After%20(Vingt%20ans%20apr%5CxE8s)%20is%20a%20novel%20by%20Alexandre%20Dumas%2C%20p%5CxE8re.%20... Twenty Years After, set in %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20Peace%20treaty%20signed%20at%20Westphalia%20ends%20the%20Thirty%20Years%5C%20War.%20... 1648; serialized from January to August, %20%20%201845%20was%20a%20%20%20common%20year%20starting%20on%20Wednesday%20(see%20link%20for%20calendar).%20%20... 1845.
• %20%20%20The%20Vicomte%20de%20Bragelonne%3A%20Ten%20Years%20Later%20(Le%20Vicomte%20de%20Bragelonne%20ou%20Dix%20ans%20plus%20tard)%20is%20a%20novel%20by%20Alexandre%20Dumas%2C%20p%5CxE8re.%20... The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later, set between %20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20January%201%20-%20colonel%20George%20Monck%20with%20his%20regiment%20crosses%20from%20Scotland%20to%20England%20at%20the%20village%20of%20Coldstream%20and%20begins%20advance%20towards%20London%20in%20support%20of%20English%20Restoration%20February%202%20%26%238211%3B%20George%20Monck%20and%20his%20regiment%20arrive%20in%20London%20February%2023%20-%20Charles%20XI%20becomes%20king%20of%20Sweden.%20... 1660 and %20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20The%20English%20Test%20Act%20was%20passed.%20... 1673; serialized from October %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20January%20%20January%204%20-%20Samuel%20Colt%20sells%20his%20first%20revolver%20pistol%20to%20the%20United%20States%20government.%20... 1847 to January %20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20January%204%20-%20The%20first%20American%20ice-skating%20club%20is%20formed%20(Philadelphia%2C%20Pennsylvania).%20... 1850. This vast novel is often published in three volumes, called The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Louise de la Vallière and %20%20%20The%20Man%20in%20the%20Iron%20Mask%20is%20a%20myth%20that%20developed%20after%20the%20death%20of%20a%20mysterious%20prisoner%20in%20the%20Bastille%20prison%20on%20November%2019%2C%201703.%20... The Man in the Iron Mask.