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The French Wars of Religion, 1562 to 1598

The French Wars of Religion of the 16th century was a series of conflicts that afflicted the Kingdom of France between the years 1562 and 1598, fought between on the one side, Roman Catholics and on the other, reformed Protestants.

The most serious internal crisis in France before the famous Revolution of 1789, and the second deadliest European religious war of pre-modern Europe

behind the 30 years war,

it has been estimated that up to 3 million people perished

as a result of violence, famine and disease.

Although the war was religious in nature,

it was also a power struggle between the powerful noble families of France.

In some ways, the French Wars of Religion was an old story of noble families fighting each other

for power, a typical game of thrones. The big difference in this case was the influence

of religion, which made the passions between the two sides all the more intense.

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