56 - Charles IX

There will be blood.⚜️A summary of the major political figures in this episode (most of whom will be dead by the end):Catherine de' Medici, ruling on behalf of her son Charles IX, a moderating force between the factions (at first)The Ultra-Catholics:Duke Henry of Anjou, Charles IX's precocious younger brotherThe Duke and Cardinal de Guise, recently kicked out of powerAnne de Montmorency, Constable of France, an elderly veteranThe Huguenot Protestants and their sympathisers:Antoine de Bourbon,...