The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre resulted in the killing of
A)Huguenots throughout France.
B)Huguenots in Paris only.
C)Catholics who failed to attend the wedding of Henry of Navarre.
D)only the most politically important Huguenots.
E)the leaders of both the Huguenots and the Catholics.

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The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre, which began on 24 August 1572, targeted Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) throughout France, not just in Paris, and was a significant event in the French Wars of Religion.

The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre Resulted in the Killing of