The Guise of the Queen

by John Bentley

Book Overview

A tale of Huguenot persecution from Paris to La Rochelle.

Paris, 1572. Catherine de M?dicis, the Queen Mother, urges her feckless son King Charles to act against the hated Huguenots. She instructs her Duke de Guise to carry out a bloody massacre on Saint Bartholomew's Day.

Hundreds die, and fear spreads throughout the kingdom. Many Parisians flee, facing an uncertain future. But Catherine is not satisfied; she yearns to take La Rochelle,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4824110963
• ISBN13: 9784824110961
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Next Chapter
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.4" x 7.0"