Paris in the 16th century Wars of Religion (1562-1598). Paris was the stronghold of the Catholic League. On the night of August 23–24, 1572, while many prominent Protestants from all over France were in Paris on the occasion of the marriage of Henri of Navarre—the future Henry IV—to Margaret of Valois, sister of Charles IX, the royal council decided to assassinate the leaders of the Protestants. The targeted killings quickly turned into a general slaughter of Protestants by Catholic mobs, known as St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, and continued through August and September, spreading from Paris to the rest of the country. About three thousand Protestants
St. Johns Country Day School French, and Spanish. Each year students compete in their language's respective competitions: the Florida Junior Classical League Convention, Congrès de la Culture Francaise en Floride, and the Florida State Spanish Conference. St. Johns Country Day School has participated in competitive sports since 1958. The school currently offers soccer, crew, basketball, baseball, volleyball, tennis, golf, cheerleading, cross country, track & field, softball, swimming, and football. The girls' soccer team has won the FHSAA Class 1 state championship seven times in a row between 2012 and 2018. St. Johns Country Day School St. Johns Country Day School is an independent, coeducational private