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The Huguenots had been beaten at all points, but were still strong enough to have wrung from their enemies permission to hold meetings for public worship within unwalled towns and on the estates of such nobles as held with them. THE HUGUENOTS HAD BEEN BEATEN AT ALL POINTS BUT WERE STILL STRONG ENOUGH TO HAVE WRUNG FROM THEIR ENEMIES PERMISSION TO HOLD MEETINGS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP WITHIN UNWALLED TOWNS AND ON THE ESTATES OF SUCH NOBLES AS HELD WITH THEM
deavour was made to seize the king's person, and this led to a battle at Dreux. While it was doubtful Catherine actually declared, "We shall have to say our prayers in French." Guise, however, retrieved the day, and though Montmorençy was made prisoner on the one side, Condé was taken on the other. Orleans was the Huguenot rallying-place, and while besieging it Guise himself was assassinated. His death was believed by his family to be due to the Admiral de Coligny. The city of Rochelle, fortified by Jeanne of Navarre, became the stronghold of the Huguenots. Leader after leader fell--Montmorençy, on the one hand, was killed at Montcontour; Condé, on the other, was shot in cold blood after the fight of Jarnac. A truce followed, but was soon broken again, and in 1571 Coligny was the only man of age and standing at the head of the Huguenot party; while the Catholics had as leaders Henry, Duke of Anjou, the king's brother, and Henry, Duke of Guise, both young men of little more than twenty. GREATEST INFLUENCE AN ENDEAVOUR WAS MADE TO SEIZE THE KING'S PERSON AND THIS LED TO A BATTLE AT DROUX WHILE IT WAS DOUBTFUL CATHERINE ACTUALLY DECLARED WE SHALL HAVE TO SAY OUR PRAYERS IN FRENCH GUICHE HOWEVER RETRIEVED THE DAY AND THOUGH MONTMORENCY WAS MADE PRISONER ON THE ONE SIDE CONDIE WAS TAKEN ON THE OTHER ORLEANS WAS A HUGUENOT RALLYING PLACE AND WHILE BESIEGING IT NIZE HIMSELF WAS ASSASSINATED HIS DEATH WAS BELIEVED BY HIS FAMILY TO BE DUE TO THE ADMIRAL DU COLINI THE CITY OF ROCHELLE FORTIFIED BY JEANNE OF NAVARRE BECAME THE STRONGHOLD OF THE HUGUENOTS LEADER AFTER LEADER FELL MONTMORENCY ON THE ONE HAND WAS KILLED AT MONCONTOUR CONDE ON THE OTHER WAS SHOT IN COLD BLOOD AFTER THE FIGHT OF JARNAC A TRUCE FOLLOWED BUT WAS SOON BROKEN AGAIN AND IN FIFTEEN SEVENTY ONE CULINY WAS THE ONLY MAN OF AGE AND STANDING AT THE HEAD OF THE HUGUENOT PARTY WHILE THE CATHOLICS HAD AS LEADERS HENRY DUKE OF ANJOU THE KING'S BROTHER AND HENRY DUKE OF GIZ BOTH YOUNG MEN OF LITTLE MORE THAN TWENTY
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