1 янв 1572 г. - St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
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Took place August 24-25 1572 in Paris France. After Admiral Coligny was stabbed to death by Besme, one of the Duke of Guise's men, and thrown out of his bedroom window, city-wide violence exploded. Parisians turned on the french protestants living in the city, killing women, children, and men. In short, it was a massacre of 6,000 to 8,000 Huguenots in Paris authorized by King Charles IX and his mother Catherine de Medici.Добавлено на ленту времени:
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1 янв 1572 г.
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~ 453 г назад