Summary: The title of this episode is – A Needless Tragedy. This episode sees us backtracking a bit. We’re going back to that period of European history following the Reformation called the Wars of Religion. We’re taking a look at one day – August 24, 1572 and one city – Paris & the infamous event that happened then & there = the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. We do this because while it’s a lot more detailed & specific event that we usually get in to here on CS, it illustrates for us the impact the Reformation had on Europe &, I think, the Modern World. (more…)
