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Guise and the Duke of Anjou were, therefore, allowed to work their will, and to rouse the bloodthirstiness of the Paris mob. GUILSE AND THE DUKE OF ANJOU WERE THEREFORE ALLOWED TO WORK THEIR WILL AND TO ROUSE THE BLOODTHIRSTINESS OF THE PARIS MOB
 to bend her will or discover her secrets, and her death, early in 1572, while still at court, was attributed to the queen-mother. 7. Massacre of St. Bartholomew (1572).--Jeanne's son Henry was immediately summoned to conclude the marriage, and came attended by all the most distinguished Huguenots, though the more wary of them remained at home, and the Baron of Rosny said, "If that wedding takes place the favours will be crimson." The Duke of Guise seems to have resolved on taking this opportunity of revenging himself for his father's murder, but the queen-mother was undecided until she found that her son Charles, who had been bidden to cajole and talk over the Huguenot chiefs, had been attracted by their honesty and uprightness, and was ready to throw himself into their hands, and escape from hers. An abortive attempt on Guise's part to murder the Admiral Coligny led to all the Huguenots going about armed, and making demonstrations which alarmed both the queen and the people of Paris. ND HER WILL OR DISCOVER HER SECRETS AND HER DEATH EARLY IN FIFTEEN SEVENTY TWO WHILE STILL AT COURT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE QUEEN MOTHER SEVEN MASSACRE OF SAINT BARTHOLOME FIFTEEN SEVENTY TWO JEAN'S SON HENRY WAS IMMEDIATELY SUMMONED TO CONCLUDE THE MARRIAGE AND CAME ATTENDED BY ALL THE MOST DISTINGUISHED HUGUENOTS THOUGH THE MORE WARY OF THEM REMAINED AT HOME AND THE BARON OF HOSNEY SAID IF THAT WEDDING TAKES PLACE THE FAVORS WILL BE CRIMSON THE DUKE OF GEEZ SEEMS TO HAVE RESOLVED ON TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY OF REVENGING HIMSELF FOR HIS FATHER'S MURDER BUT THE QUEEN MOTHER WAS UNDECIDED UNTIL SHE FOUND THAT HER SON CHARLES WHO HAD BEEN BIDDEN TO CAJOLE AND TALK OVER THE HUGUENOT CHIEFS HAD BEEN ATTRACTED BY THEIR HONESTY AND UPRIGHTNESS AND WAS READY TO THROW HIMSELF INTO THEIR HANDS AND ESCAPE FROM HERS AN ABORTIVE ATTEMPT ON GHIZE'S PART TO MURDER THE ADMIRAL CULINI LED TO ALL THE HUGUENOTS GOING ABOUT ARMED AND MAKING DEMONSTRATIONS WHICH ALARMED BOTH THE QUEEN AND THE PEOPLE OF PARIS
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