The massacre of Huguenots in Paris on St. Bartholomew’s day in - TopicsExpress



          

The massacre of Huguenots in Paris on St. Bartholomew’s day in 1572 is stigmatized even by Catholic historians as ferocious cruelty, without a parallel in all antiquity. The carnival of death lasted seven days. The city flowed with human blood and the same scenes were accordingly enacted in nearly all the surrounding provinces. Estimates of number slain vary from 25,000 to 70,000. For this signal victory, a medal was struck by the king in memory of the massacre, bearing the inscription, “The slaughter of the Huguenots, 1572.” The other side presented the raised figure of Pope Gregory XIII.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:24:18 +0000

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