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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." 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
ay. The ladies sat at their tapestry frames, while Italian poetry and romance was read or love-songs sung by the gentlemen; they had garden games and hunting-parties, with every opening for the ladies to act as sirens to any whom the queen wished to detach from the principles of honour and virtue, and bind to her service. Balls, pageants, and theatricals followed in the evening, and there was hardly a prince or noble in France who was not carried away by these seductions into darker habits of profligacy. Jeanne of Navarre dreaded them for her son Henry, whom she kept as long as possible under training in religion, learning, and hardy habits, in the mountains of Béarn; and 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. HE WHOLE DAY THE LADIES SAT AT THEIR TAPESTRY FRAMES WHILE ITALIAN POETRY AND ROMANCE WAS READ OR LOVE SONGS SUNG BY THE GENTLEMEN THEY HAD GARDEN GAMES AND HUNTING PARTIES WITH EVERY OPENING FOR THE LADIES TO ACT AS SIRENS TO ANY WHOM THE QUEEN WISHED TO DETACH FROM THE PRINCIPLES OF HONOR AND VIRTUE AND BIND TO HER SERVICE BALLS PAGEANTS AND THEATRICALS FOLLOWED IN THE EVENING AND THERE WAS HARDLY A PRINCE OR NOBLE IN FRANCE WHO WAS NOT CARRIED AWAY BY THESE SEDUCTIONS INTO DARKER HABITS OF PROFLIGACY JEANNE OF NAVARRE DREADED THEM FOR HER SON HENRY WHOM SHE KEPT AS LONG AS POSSIBLE UNDER TRAINING IN RELIGION LEARNING AND HARDY HABITS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF BIEN AND 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 FIFTEEN SEVENTY TWO WHILE STILL AT COURT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE QUEEN MOTHER
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