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Excerpt from The Religious Question in France: In the Light of Historic Facts and of Current Events
Under Henry II., son of Francis and husband Of Catherine, the work of extermination went on apace. It was now that the Guises - Francis, the soldier, and Charles, the prelate - came to the front, but for whom, says Mezeray, the new religion would perhaps have become dominant in France. Even Catherine had seasons of slackness in her persecuting zeal; but these Popish leaders never had. Yet, in spite of all Opposition, the Protestant community grew in numbers and in confidence daily. It found its adherents in all classes of society. Margaret of Valois had been succeeded by her yet more accomplished and resolute and devoted daughter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.