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The St Bartholomew’s Day massacre — The massacre of Protestants begun in Paris on 24 August 1572
Six days after a marriage meant to reconcile the two parties, the Protestant leaders gathered in Paris were killed, and the massacre spread through the city and then the provinces. It made the king of Navarre a Catholic of convenience and the French Reformation a party of war. (Editorial synthesis)
The St Bartholomew’s Day massacre took place on 24 August 1572 (Julian calendar). (source: Larousse and Encyclopædia Universalis)
The St Bartholomew’s Day massacre took place in Paris. (source: Larousse)
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