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Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day
French history [1572]
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- Christianity Today - The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre
- Institute for Advanced Study - “The massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day was an affair between neighbors”
- World History Encyclopedia - St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
- Christian History Institute - St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
- Warfare History Network - “Rally Round My White Plumes”
François Dubois: The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day
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History & Society
- Date:
- August 24, 1572 - August 25, 1572
- Participants:
- France Huguenot Roman Catholicism
- Key People:
- Catherine de’ Medici Charles IX
Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day, massacre of French Huguenots (Protestants) in Paris on August 24/25, 1572, plotted by Catherine de’ Medici and carried out by Roman Catholic nobles and other citizens. It was one event in the series of civil wars between Roman Catholics and Huguenots that beset France in the late 16th century. The Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day had for its background the political and religious rivalries of the court of France. Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny, a Huguenot leader, supported a war in the Low Countries against Spain as a means to prevent a resumption of civil ...(100 of 567 words)