History of the Rise of the Huguenots, Vol. 2

"History of the Rise of the Huguenots, Vol. 2" by Henry Martyn Baird is a book that tells about the struggles between French Protestants, called Huguenots, and the Catholic majority in France in the 1500s. It's a story of religious disagreements and power struggles, focusing on a time when people wanted religious freedom. The story starts with the Edict of January, which wasn't good enough to make everyone happy, and this leads to civil war. The Huguenot leaders, like Condé, tried to follow the rules but faced problems with the Catholics, led by the Guises. One important event at the start of the volume is the Vassy massacre, where people were killed while worshiping; and this makes the disagreement even worse. The book shows how the mistrust between the two sides grows and leads to chaos and war.