JACQUES-AUGUSTE DE THOU

It was determined to exterminate all the Protestants, and the plan was approved by the queen …. The signal to commence the massacre should be given by the bell of the palace, and the marks by which they should recognize each other in the darkness were a bit of white linen tied around the left arm and a white cross on the hat.

It was determined to exterminate all the Protestants, and the plan was approved by the queen …. The signal to commence the massacre should be given by the bell of the palace, and the marks by which they should recognize each other in the darkness were a bit of white linen tied around the left arm and a white cross on the hat.