The Wars of Religion in France

The Wars of Religion in France
ISBN-10
1537819321
ISBN-13
9781537819327
Category
History
Pages
515
Language
English
Published
2018-01-19
Publisher
Jovian Press
Author
James Thompson

Description

The last day of June, 1559, was a gala day in Paris. The marriages of Philip II of Spain with Elizabeth of France, daughter of King Henry II and Catherine de Medici, and that of the French King's sister, Marguerite with Emanuel Philibert, duke of Savoy, were to be celebrated. But "the torches of joy became funeral tapers" before nightfall, for Henry II was mortally wounded in the tournament given in honor of the occasion...

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