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Sounds,16 Oct 2026,65 mins,

Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: A Massacre in Paris (Part 2)

The Rest Is History
Contains strong language and graphic violent scenes.

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What inspired the deadliest bloodbath of the Tudor age: the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572, in which protestants were slaughtered en masse? How DID it drive Elizabeth I's spy master, Francis Walsingham, to repress all treasonous activity in her realm? And, what terrible treason was brewing in Rome…? Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre, Sir Francis Walsingham, and one of the most devilish religious conspiracies of all time…

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