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24 August 1572 – St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

On this day in history, 24th August 1572, during the reign of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s daughter Elizabeth I,…

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Henri IV’s Head Found

BBC News have today reported that scientists have identified an embalmed head in a private collection as being that of…

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St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

On this day in history, the 24th August 1572, an estimated 3,000 French Protestants (Huguenots) were massacred in Paris and…