Parisian preachers turned public opinion against Henry III and toward Guise

Evidence

The Parisian preachers added that the King of France, who ought to be guarding his capital, was skulking somewhere behind the Loire, no doubt conniving with heretics. If it were not for the brave Duke of Guise they would all be murdered by Protestant brigands. — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 378

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 378
• XREF: connects to: Truthful royal victory reports lost to Guise’s propaganda in Paris — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 389; Mendoza hoped the Duke of Guise would rule France. — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 95; The Holy League pursued papacy, Guise, and Spanish interests. — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 91

Broader Connections

• Mendoza hoped the Duke of Guise would rule France. #corroborates (0.70) — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 95
• The Holy League pursued papacy, Guise, and Spanish interests. #expands (0.60) — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 91