The opening event of the #FrenchWarsOfReligion (1562-1598; ~3 million dead) was on #ThisDayInHistory in 1562. In the #MassacreOfVassy, troops of the Duke of Guise entered a #Huguenot meeting house and butchered 50 of the 500 #Protestant worshippers present before passions cooled.

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19th December 1562
The Battle of Dreux took place in France in what was to be the first battle during the French Wars of Religion.

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Elizabeth Tingle @profliztingle.bsky.social explored 16th century French Clergy in her paper yesterday (and helpfully gave those of us with limited French knowledge a tiny geography lesson!) #Frenchhistory #FrenchWarsofReligion

#OTD
19th December 1562
The Battle of Dreux took place in France in what was to be the first battle during the French Wars of Religion.

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#BattleofDreux #FrenchWarsofReligion #Catholics #Huguenots #AnnedeMontmorency #LouisPrinceofConde #France #History

My religious violence class today will focus on the French Wars of Religion! So excited to teach about the specific time period of my research #earlymodern #frenchwarsofreligion

Book Spotlight: The Dartington Bride by Rosemary Griggs. Audiobook narrated by Rosemary Griggs. Why not stop by my blog and take a peek?
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