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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Bloody Wedding

St. Bartholomew's slaughter in 1572 is so called because it took place during the marriage feast of Henri (afterwards Henri IV.,) and Marguerite (daughter of Catherine ).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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