The French religious wars were precipitated by all of the following except
A) traditional rivalry with the English.
B) a large degree of independence exercised by the nobility, including the right to wage private wars.
C) the failure of the Colloquy of Poissy to reconcile the Catholics and the Huguenots.
D) simmering conflicts among Catholic and Protestant nobles and townspeople.
E) the French monarch’s inability to monopolize military power.
Ans: A
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