The meeting between the youthful, in the middle case ever youthful, Reformations of England, France and Scotland and the ageless art of dynastic squabbling prompted the arrivals into English of “assassination” and “massacre”. It also provides an excellent example of words getting footholds through early use by well-known playwrights. On 23 January 1570, James Stewart,… Continue reading #OTD 23 January – Reformation, assassination and massacre