oct 27, 1572 - Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre

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Slaughter of thousands of Huguenots in France

Change: Catherine de Medici switches back to the Catholic side. Protestants begin to fight not just for expression of their favored religion, but also their survival.

Continuity: Balance of power in the world remains the same as a lot of them struggle with internal problems such as trying to keep religion united. Eastern countries have STILL done nothing. Britain and France keep on rising up while Spain declines because of its thinly spread empire and huge naval loss in 1588 will continue this

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