Religion, Wars of. Religion, Wars of, 1562â98, series of civil wars in France, also known as the Huguenot Wars. The immediate issue was the French Protestants' struggle for freedom of worship and the right of establishment (see Huguenots).
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The Rapunzel's castle bit is actually around the Rhine Gorge, and while it is indeed spectacular, it's certainly not all this river is about. The Rhine is a hardworking and very busy main artery through Europe. Its tributaries include the Moselle (which runs southwest past Luxembourg into France), the Neckar (flowing southeast at Manneheim to Heidelburg) and the Main (which runs southeast from Mainz through to Frankfurt).