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The Massacre of St. Bartholomew. Preceded by a History of the Religious Wars in the Reign of Charles IX. with Illustrations.
The Massacre of St. Bartholomew. Preceded by a History of the Religious Wars in the Reign of Charles IX. with Illustrations.
The Massacre of St. Bartholomew. Preceded by a History of the Religious Wars in the Reign of Charles IX. with Illustrations.
The Massacre of St. Bartholomew. Preceded by a History of the Religious Wars in the Reign of Charles IX. with Illustrations.

The Massacre of St. Bartholomew. Preceded by a History of the Religious Wars in the Reign of Charles IX. with Illustrations.

$ 50.00
xiv, 497, 6 pp. Brown cloth, gilt titles with elaborate gilt decoration on spine, engraved frontispiece (The Massacre in Paris) and two engraved portrait plates (Gaspard de Coligny, Catherine de Medicis). An account of the 1572 slaughter of French Protestants (Huguenots) by Catholic mobs, which also explores the radicalization of both sides of the conflict during the rule of Francis I. Overall White discusses the period from 1500-1574, covering the reigns of four different kings.