If you want some good reading on the Darnley affair, check out the write-up on Mary Queen of Scots at History House. Or this on “the Maggot from Italy’s Tomb,” i.e. Catherine de Medici.
Terms from the film:
- French Wars of Religion 1562-98
- Huguenots
- Henri de Bourbon de Navarre (Henry IV of France)
- Admiral Coligny
- Catholic League (led by the Guise)
- Charles IX of France
- St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre 1572
European History 