The night of August 24, 1572, is known as the Massacre of St. Bartholomew.
In France a religious war is raging. In order to impose peace a forced
wedding is arranged between Margot de Valois, sister of the immature
Catholic King Charles IX, and the Hugenot King Henri of Navarre. Catherine of
Medici maintains her behind-the-scenes power by ordering assaults,
poisonings, and instigations to incest.