What event starkly marked the beginning of the French wars of religion?
A. the death of Francis II
B. the issuing of the January Edict
C. the leak, to the Catholics, of a kidnapping plot to take Francis II from his Guise advisors
D. the duke of Guise surprising a Protestant congregation in Champagne and massacring many worshipers
Answer: D
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