Saint Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars
1893
Saint Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars
1893
Adventure, British Literature, History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750), History - European, History - Religious
Saint Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars is a historical novel by G. A. Henty, first published in 1893. The story follows Philip Fletcher, a young man of mixed English and French Huguenot heritage, as he becomes embroiled in the Huguenot Wars in 16th-century France. The novel explores themes of religious persecution and the struggle for freedom, highlighting Philip's journey from his family life in Canterbury to the battlefields of France, where he distinguishes himself in the fight for Protestant rights.
