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Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day
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François Dubois: The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day Gaspard II de Coligny Catherine de' Medici Henry de Guise Black and white illustration of grieving Huguenots comforting each other indoors as a group of people look anxiously out a window during the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in France.
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François Dubois: The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day
François Dubois: The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day, oil on wood by François Dubois, 1572–84; in the Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day

French history [1572]
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Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day, massacre of French Huguenots (Protestants) in Paris on August 24/25, 1572, plotted by Catherine de’ Medici and carried out by Roman Catholic nobles and other citizens. It was one event in the series of civil wars between Roman Catholics and Huguenots that beset France in the late 16th century. The Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day had for its background the political and religious rivalries of the court of France. Admiral...

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