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Liam O'Mara IV, PhD
Liam O'Mara IV, PhD
@liamomaraiv.bsky.social
1 month ago
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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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The Tudor Age
The Tudor Age
@tudorage1973.bsky.social
1 month ago
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#OTD
1st March 1562
The Massacre of Wassy (also known as The Massacre of Vassy) took place.

www.instagram.com/p/DVU4o0pDMg...

#MassacreofWassy #MassacreofVassy #Huguenots #FrancisofGuise #DukeofGuise #France #History

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The Tudor Age
The Tudor Age
@tudorage1973.bsky.social
1 year ago
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#OTD
1st March 1562
The Massacre of Wassy (also known as The Massacre of Vassy) took place.

www.instagram.com/p/DGpDKtOoa4...

#MassacreofWassy #MassacreofVassy #Huguenots #FrancisofGuise #DukeofGuise #France #History

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