§ 4. Calvin and his influence in France 153 § 5. Persecution under Henry II. 161 § 6. The organisation of the French Protestant Church 164 § 7. Reaction against persecution 169 § 8. The higher aristocracy won for the Reformation in France 171 § 9. France ruled by the Guises 173 § 10. Catherine de' Medici becomes Regent 178 § 11. The Conference at Poissy 186 § 12. The massacre at Vassy 189 § 13. The beginning of the Wars of Religion 191 § 14. The massacre of St. Bartholomew 198 § 15. The Huguenot resistance after the massacre 200 § 16. The beginnings of the League 205 § 17. The League becomes disloyal 207 § 18. The day of Barricades 211 § 19. The King takes refuge with the Huguenots 214 § 20. The Declaration of Henry IV. 217 § 21. Henry IV. becomes a Roman Catholic 219 § 22. The Edict of Nantes 221 CHAPTER V. THE REFORMATION IN THE NETHERLANDS. § 1. The political situation 224 § 2. The beginnings of the Reformation 228 § 3. The Anabaptists in the Netherlands 234 § 4. Philip of Spain and the Netherlands 240 § 5. William of Orange 254 CHAPTER VI. THE REFORMATION IN SCOTLAND. Preparation for the Reformation 274 Lollardy in Scotland 276 Lutheran writings in Scotland 279 The Beginnings of the Reformation 282 George Wishart 284 John Knox, early work in Scotland 285 Knox in England, in Switzerland, and at Frankfurt 286 The "Band subscrived by the Lords." "The Congregation" 289 Knox's final return to Scotland 293 Knox and Cecil. The English alliance 294 _The Scots Confession of Faith_ 302 _The First Book of Discipline_, or _the Policie and Discipline of the Church_. _The Book of Common Order_ 304 Return of Queen Mary to Scotland 309 * * * * * BOOK IV. THE REFORMATION IN ENGLAND. CHAPTER I.