The wedding that baited the trap
1572 · Event
To seal a peace, the Catholic princess Margot marries the Huguenot Henry of Navarre, and Protestant France's entire leadership comes to Paris to celebrate. Six days later, with the wedding guests still in the city, the bells of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois ring for the massacre.
On these timelines: The French Wars of Religion, France, Christianity, Major Religions, Master
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