Background
The Massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day was the culmination of a series of events:
- The Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, which put an end to the third War of Religion on 8 August 1570.
- The marriage between Henry III of Navarre and Margaret of Valois on 18 August 1572.
- The failed assassination of Admiral de Coligny on 22 August 1572.
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