About this episode

This episode covers the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre in France, where tens of thousands of Protestants were slaughtered amidst religious conflict.

In France in August of 1572, the marriage of the King’s sister - a Catholic - to a prominent Protestant prince was supposed to unite the nation’s warring factions. However, militant Catholics in Paris would instead launch a shocking attack on their rivals. When the killing ended, tens of thousands of Protestants would be slaughtered - and the Wars of Religion were reignited. This is the story of the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Sources https://www.britannica.com/event/Massacre-of-Saint-Bartholomews-Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bartholomew%27s_Day_massacre Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_masacre_de_San_Bartolom%C3%A9,_por_Fran%C3%A7ois_Dubois.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Breen, McKinley Breen

Topics covered

• St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
• French Wars of Religion
• Catholic-Protestant conflict
• historical events
• 16th century history

Keywords

• St. Bartholomew's Day
• massacre
• Protestants
• Catholics
• France
• 1572
• Wars of Religion
• historical massacre

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Airwave Media Network

Books & works: Massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day, St. Bartholomew's Day massacre

Places: France

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