Picture No | 10200511 |
Date | 24 August 1572 |
Description | ST BARTHOLOMEWS DAY |
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By order of Catherine de Medicis and her son Charles IX protestant leaders are murdered, leading to an all- out massacre of the huguenots. Preparing for the slaughter.
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Source | Engraved from a painting by E Fichel, in L'Illustration |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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