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What preceded the massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day?

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It was preceded, on Aug. 22, by an attempt, ordered by Catherine de' Medici , on the life of the Huguenot leader Admiral Coligny . The failure of the attempt led to formulation of the plan for a general massacre.

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