The Synthesis of "Huguenots"

Explore the Edict of Nantes of 1598, the groundbreaking decree that ended decades of religious warfare in France and granted rights to Protestants.

A summary of the 1572 mass killing of French Protestants (Huguenots), a brutal turning point in the French Wars of Religion.

Discover Cardinal Richelieu, the influential chief minister of France who centralized power, challenged the nobility, and shaped European politics.

A look at the Catholic Church's vigorous response to the Protestant Reformation, which reshaped European religion, art, and politics.

Explore the House of Valois, the French royal dynasty that ruled from 1328 to 1589, navigating war, rebellion, and religious turmoil.

Discover the Capetian dynasty, the rulers who transformed France from a fragmented feudal kingdom into a powerful, centralized state.

An overview of the 116-year conflict between England and France that reshaped nations, warfare, and European history.

An overview of the Battle of Agincourt (1415), the shocking English victory against a larger French army during the Hundred Years' War.

Explore the House of Bourbon, a European dynasty that shaped nations like France and Spain and whose legacy continues in modern monarchies.

Discover the Angevin Empire, a vast medieval territory ruled by England's Plantagenet kings that stretched from Scotland to the Pyrenees.