Rising sectarian tensions between Catholics and Huguenots in Paris leading up to the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. This conflict is shown through events involving characters like Gaston, Nicholas Muss, Simon Duvall and how they interact, react to, an...
Rising sectarian tensions between Catholics and Huguenots in Paris leading up to the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. This conflict is shown through events involving characters like Gaston, Nicholas Muss, Simon Duvall and how they interact, react to, and attempt to manipulate events and people around them.
Events in This Arc
In the tense, candlelit confines of Admiral de Coligny’s house—a temporary refuge for Huguenots on the eve of the St. Bartholomew’s Massacre—Gaston and Nicholas Muss lock horns over how to …
In a tense tavern confrontation, Steven’s concern for the fleeing servant girl Anne forces Gaston and Muss to interrogate her about her fear. Anne, terrified and evasive, reluctantly admits she …
In the aftermath of the Doctor’s death and the failed attempt to prevent the St. Bartholomew’s Massacre, Steven arrives at Preslin’s shop in a state of frantic desperation, having narrowly …
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 …
This scene marks a pivotal emotional and narrative turning point, where Steven’s guilt over Anne Chaplet’s abandonment culminates in his attempt to leave the TARDIS, only for Dodo Chaplet—a descendant …