12 May 1588Siege of ParisHenry III
Day of the Barricades in Paris, Duke Henry of Guise seizes the city, forcing King Henry III to flee
Historical records for France in 1588, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Day of the Barricades in Paris, Duke Henry of Guise seizes the city, forcing King Henry III to flee
Murdered near the King's bedchamber while Henry III hides behind the curtains
Death of Henry of Guise, assassinated
Forced into an alliance with a Huguenot cousin, Henry of Navarre
Guise is summoned to attend the King, and is assassinated, his brother Louis II, Cardinal of Guise is assassinated the next day, arouses such outrage among the remaining relatives and allies of Guise that Henry III was forced to flee
Expelled by the Duke of Guise, head of the Catholic League
Death of Henri Guise, assassinated
Expelled by the Duke of Guise, head of the Catholic League
Montaigne publishes an enlarged edition containing the third book of the Essays.
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