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Catherine de' Medici and the Scarlet Nuptials

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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French Catholics and French Huguenots in the Netherlands

Since the bourbon Huguenot leaders are dead, we have a guy named Admiral Gaspar II, Coligny, at the head of our movement. He had just returned to court about a year earlier and had begun currying favor with the king. And his uncle had been a great trusted advisor to Henry II. So Gaspar is an idea is that maybe he can take on a similar role with Charles the Ninth. But unfortunately for him, Collene is very unpopular with the other members of the court. It's a mixture of personal vendettas and political problems.

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