Catherine de Medici's power struggle to maintain Catholic dominance and eliminate Huguenot influence in France.
Catherine de Medici's power struggle to maintain Catholic dominance and eliminate Huguenot influence in France.
Events in This Arc
In Tavannes’ study, the conspirators abandon their original plan to frame the Huguenots for the Abbot’s death, pivoting instead to a preemptive strike against Steven—the sole witness who could expose …
In Tavannes' study, Catherine de' Medici arrives unannounced with the king's signed order to proceed with the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. Tavannes, initially relieved, objects to the indiscriminate slaughter of …
In Tavannes’ study, Catherine de’ Medici arrives unannounced to confirm the king’s order for the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, rejecting Tavannes’ plea for a targeted list of Huguenot victims. She …