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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. 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
 when Catherine tried to draw him to court by proposing a marriage between him and her youngest daughter Margaret, Jeanne left him at home, and went herself to court. Catherine tried in vain 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. CATHERINE TRIED TO DRAW HIM TO COURT BY PROPOSING A MARRIAGE BETWEEN HIM AND HER YOUNGEST DAUGHTER MARGARET JEANNE LEFT HIM AT HOME AND WENT HERSELF TO COURT CATHERINE TRIED IN VAIN TO BEND 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
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