Movies: St bartholomew s day massacre

Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre....

A wide-ranging, energetic period piece tracing the rise of the Protestant Henry of Navarre as he goes from battlefield warrior to France's beloved King Henri IV. Director Jo Baier's epic is a classically entertaining adventure, albeit one with more t...

Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history....

2015 Takarazuka Revue production of "Sanctuary," a dramatization of the early days of marriage between King Henri VI of France and Margot de Valois, filmed for television....

In 16th century Paris, a Protestant wife must prove the values of her new found faith to her Catholic husband amidst ‘The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre’, a religiously motivated genocide that he is hellbent on taking part in....