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Video clip trailer for the French film 'La Reine Margot'. This film focused on the religious conflict in France, primarilly the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572. This scene portrays what the wedding between the Huguenot king of Navarre and Marguerite could have possibly been like and it somewhat summarizes the events that took place. Many believe that this wedding sparked the flame for the coming event, the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.

**__Topic: __** Was the royal family the underlying cause behind the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre? If not, how much of an influence did they truly have? This paper will hopefully clear up some questions and suspicions concerning this topic. I plan to delve further into this topic and describe some of the events that occurred on that dreadful day. I found this topic to be very informative and I thoroughly enjoyed studying about it on a deeper level. **__Argum﻿ent:__** Here is the link for my research paper concerning this topic of discussion.... 

**__Sources:__** Diefendorf, B. (1985). The American Historical Review. "Prologue to a Massacre: Popular Unrest in Paris. University of Chicago Press." 90 (5), pg. 1067-1091. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.tarver-proxy.mercer.edu/stable/1859659. Smither, J. (1991). The Sixteenth Century Journal. "The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre and Images of Kingship in France." Grand Valley State University. 22 (1), pg. 27-46. Retrieved from [].

Kelley, D. (1972). The American Historical Review. "Martyrs, Myths, and Massacre: The Background of St. Bartholomew." University of Chicago Press. 77 (5), pg. 1323-1342. Retrieved from []. Benedict, P. (1978). The Historical Journal. "The Saint Bartholomew's Massacres in the Provinces." Cambridge Press University. 21 (2), pg. 205-225. Retrieved from []. Holt, M. (2005). The French Wars of Religion. "Popular Disorder and Religios Tensions: The Making of a Massacre, 1570-1574." Cambridge University Press, pg. 76-97. Lindberg, C. (1996). __The European Reformations__. 2nd edition. Blackwell Publishing, pg. 275-280.

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Image of what the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre may have possibly looked like....