02723cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000290011324500360014226400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032850000310036450802240039552014970061953400610211665300580217765300550223585600760229085600430236675970UtSlPG20260610134746.0mcr n260607r20251868utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDC1 aWhite, Henry,d1812-188014aThe massacre of St. Bartholomew 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-04-27  aBrian Wilson, Aaron Adrignola, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"The massacre of St. Bartholomew: Preceded by a history of the religious wars in the reign of Charles IX" by Henry White is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the religious upheavals that shook France during the sixteenth century, focusing especially on the tragic Massacre of St. Bartholomew and the conflicts between French Catholics and Huguenots. Structured as a comprehensive narrative, it delves into the social, political, and religious causes and effects of the Protestant Reformation in France, offering detailed context for one of the most infamous episodes of religious violence in European history.  The opening of the book provides a preface outlining the author's intentions for balanced historical analysis, an overview of the scope of his research, and the sources he relied upon to reconstruct events. The first chapter sets the stage with an introduction to the Renaissance and the early roots of the Reformation in France, highlighting major figures such as Lefevre, Francis I, Margaret of Valois, and Calvin. It describes the growing tensions and brutal episodes of persecution faced by early French Protestants, blending vivid accounts of suffering with broader reflections on religious intolerance and state power. This opening frames the subsequent narrative as not only a chronicle of events but also an exploration of the human cost and moral complexities of France's religious wars. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: Harper & Brothers, 1868  aFrance -- History -- Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598  aSaint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of, France, 15724 uhttps://archive.org/details/massacreofstbart00whitiala/page/n7/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75970