For centuries the barons defied the papal authority in Avignon and the kings of France, offering refuge to Protestants during the Wars of Religion, until, in 1632, Louis XIII ordered the destruction of Les Baux.
The barons offered refuge to the Protestants during the religious wars.
When I went up to Styles with you that first day, I had no idea as to how the crime had been committed, but from what I knew of Mr. Inglethorp I fancied that it would be very hard to find anything to connect him with it.