. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. ylaid by Alva. Colignyurged his colleagues to breakwith Philip at once, and cried,He is no true Frenchman who O> opposes it. The king supportedhim. COLIGNY ATTACKED. The Duke of Anjou, whohad ordered or approved Condesmurder, was Catherines favorite—if she cared for any of herchildren. One day, just aftertalking with the admiral, theking showed violent anger to-ward his brother, and seemed tothreaten his life—or so Anjou reported to his mother. The precious pair agreed


. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. ylaid by Alva. Colignyurged his colleagues to breakwith Philip at once, and cried,He is no true Frenchman who O> opposes it. The king supportedhim. COLIGNY ATTACKED. The Duke of Anjou, whohad ordered or approved Condesmurder, was Catherines favorite—if she cared for any of herchildren. One day, just aftertalking with the admiral, theking showed violent anger to-ward his brother, and seemed tothreaten his life—or so Anjou reported to his mother. The precious pair agreedthat Coligny must die. Young Guise was their fitting instrument. A bitterpartisan from his cradle, the heir of his fathers feuds and hatreds, despisinghis fathers dying counsels,\ it was congenial work for him. The Protestants always felt that the court was not to be trusted, and manyfriends had warned Coligny not to return to Paris after the death of the Queenof Navarre; but he was not a man to weigh his safety in the balance with whatseemed his duty. One of his attendants soon begged to be relieved from duty and. THE CARDINAL OF LORRAINE.


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