The Massacre at St. Bartholomew's Day by Alette Joanne Publisher: Democracy and Construction Publishing House

Introduction
On August 24, 1572, St. Bartholomew's Day, with the tacit approval of King Charles IX of France, the Protestant military leader Coligny was killed by soldiers under the Catholic Duke of Guise Henry I. Soon, Catholics wearing hats decorated with crosses and white armbands walked through the streets of Paris, hunting down "heretics" in the name of God, and executions quickly evolved into mass killings. However, just a few days ago, Paris was still full of joy and peace, and a grand wedding symbolizing reconciliation had just been held in Notre Dame de Paris.
In this book, the famous French historian Arlette Joanne analyzes the causes and consequences of the executions and the massacre, examines the reactions of Protestants and Catholics at home and abroad at the time, and retells the story of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. In her view, this bloody day changed the course of French history: the fate of Catholicism in France was completely changed; Protestants no longer believed that France would become a Protestant country and began to form an identity; people's desire for order after the turmoil and killing strengthened the monarch's authority and opened the door to absolute despotism; reflection on religious divisions and the trauma caused by them also questioned the royal power and even laid the groundwork for the Great Revolution.