Background of "Queen Margot"

The movie "Queen Margot" is adapted from Alexandre Dumas's novel of the same name. "The Massacre of Ptolomy" returns to the public eye, recreating the historical background of the Bourbon family taking the throne amidst the bloody wars of religion.

In the era described in "Margot Queen", brutal killings have continued for more than ten years. The film mentions that the French royal family has used the fleur-de-lis as its family crest, and Catholicism and Protestantism have been in a long-term tug of war. They all became "bloodthirsty lilies", and the movie presents historical facts.

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History of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew

It began on August 24, 1572, and continued for several months. Due to the uncompromising hardline attitude of the Huguenots, this event became a turning point in the French Wars of Religion.

In the early morning of August 24, 1572, tens of thousands of Catholic civilians in Paris, together with police and soldiers, carried out a bloody massacre of the Huguenots in the city. The White Cross broke into the house, killed most of the people who were still asleep, and then threw the bodies into the Seine.

High-ranking officials and nobles, including Admiral Coligny, were executed, and even Charles IX's brother-in-law Henry and Prince Conde were forced to convert to Catholicism. Following the massacre in Paris, massacres of Huguenots occurred in many other French towns. This triggered a protracted religious war, which did not end until the issuance of the Edict of Nantes in 1598.

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