Why did Henry of Navarre allegedly say "Paris is worth a mass"?

A) A Protestant, Henry became a nominal Catholic in order to be crowned king of France.
B) A Catholic, Henry expelled all the Huguenots from France.
C) Elizabeth I of England became a Catholic when she married Henry.
D) William of Orange converted to Catholicism after he became heir to the French throne.
E) His marriage to Margaret of Guise was conditioned on his conversion to Catholicism.


Answer: A) A Protestant, Henry became a nominal Catholic in order to be crowned king of France.

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a. London. b. Manchester. c. New Lanark. d. Yorkshire. e. Salisbury.

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