It was a reaction to the assassination of Charles IX's advisor Admiral Coligny by the Duke of Guise.
It was a reaction to the assassination of Charles IX's advisor Admiral Coligny by the Duke of Guise. Taking place during a gathering of its victims for the marriage of princess Marguerite to Henry of Navarre, it began on August 24, 1572 and spread throughout France. For 10 points—name this event in which mobs killer over three thousand Huguenots.
It was a reaction to the assassination of Charles IX's advisor Admiral Coligny by the Duke of Guise.
{Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre}