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RM2WMBT0H–The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre (Massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy) in 1572 during the French Wars of Religion. Painting by François Dubois
RMP68WK1–Tapestry depicting the Siege of La Rochelle of 1572–1573. military assault on the Huguenot-held city of La Rochelle by Catholic troops during the fourth phase of the French Wars of Religion, following the August 1572 St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
RMM6CMW2–Huguenots taking refuge in the English embassy during The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, Paris, France, 1572. A targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence directed against the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion, believed to have been instigated by Catherine de' Medici. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
RM2RGM44H–Battle of Dreux (19 December 1562). The Catholics, led by Constable Anne de Montmorency, Francis (Duke of Guise) and Marshal Jacques d'Albon de Saint-André, defeated the Huguenots commanded by Louis I of Bourbon (Prince de Condé) and Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny. It was the first battle during the French Wars of Religion. In the foreground, Marshal Jacques d'Albon de Saint-André, on the Catholic side, is shot dead. Engraving. 'Vie Militaire et Religiuse Au Moyen Age et l'Epoque de la Renaissance'. Paris, 1877.
RM2BBD6E1–Gaspard de Coligny, Seigneur de Châtillon, 1519 – 1572. French nobleman. He was an Admiral of France and Huguenot leader during the French Wars of Religion.
RMJ7DR4K–Henry IV of France, called the Great (1553-1610). King of France from 1589 to 1610 and king of Navarre as Henry III from 1572 to 1610. Head of the Huguenots (1569). Henry IV at the Battle of Ivry (1590) during the French Wars of Religion. Engraving by Dupre, 1851.
RMM6CMW6–Gaspard de Coligny, Seigneur de Châtillon, 1519 - 1572. French nobleman, admiral and Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
RF2CE2784–The caption reads: Follow my white plume cried henry—Henry IV the Great Protestant King. On March 14, 1590, at the Battle of Ivry, Henry IV wore a large white plume on his helmet. The night before he had told his supporters to follow the distinctive white plume of feathers in his helmet if their standards were captured. The Battle of Ivry was fought on 14 March 1590, during the French Wars of Religion. The battle was a decisive victory for Henry IV of France, leading Huguenot and English forces against the Catholic League by the Duc de Mayenne and Spanish forces under the Count of Egmont. “Fol
RMP58HPG–Henri of Lorraine, duc du Guise (1550-88), duke of Guise, Founder of Catholic League League during the French Wars of Religion, mid-Nineteenth Century Engraving
RM2J6F25C–Catherine de' Medici regards with indifference the bodies of victims of the The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572. A targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence directed against the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion believed to have been instigated by Catherine de' Medici. Catherine de' Medici,1519 –1589. Italian noblewoman who was Queen of France as the wife of King Henry II. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RMA5TGCE–Francois de la Noue, called Bras-de-Fer, 1531 - 1591. Huguenot captain in the French wars of religion.
RM2A3RMJP–French battle sword (rapier) from the times of Queen Margot and the French Wars of Religion (1562–98). Epee with full hilt. France XVI century.
RMF72XG1–French Wars of Religion between French Catholics and Protestant (Huguenots). March 1562-April 1598. Propaganda print depicting Huguenot against the Catholic league,1594.
RMCP013K–events, French Wars of Religion 1562 - 1598, huguenots torturing a catholic priest, copper engraving, William Andrews, 'Review of Fox's Book of Martyrs', 1826, , Artist's Copyright has not to be cleared
RMF955FA–French Wars of Religion between French Catholics and Protestant (Huguenots). March 1562-April 1598. Propaganda print depicting Huguenot against the Catholic league,1594. Colored engraving.
RMBHDBMH–evsnts, French Wars of Religion 1562 - 1598, Fourth War 1572 - 1573, Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre, Paris, 24.8.1572, death of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, copper engraving, 16th century, , Artist's Copyright has not to be cleared
RF2BA0AEE–Old illustration by 'L. Bombled' about the Day of the barricades during the French wars of religion printed in late 19th century.
RMHN79M2–France. French Wars of Religion. St. Batholomew's Day massacre, 1572. Assassinations of Catholic violence against the Huguenots, the French Calvinist Protestants. Engraving. 19th century.
RM2RWYJ01–The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of French Protestants (1572). It was the climax of the French Wars of Religion, which were brought to an end by the Edict of Nantes (1598). In 1620, persecution was renewed and continued until the French Revolution in 1789.
![Paris, France. Statue: Gaspard de Coligny (1517-72; Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion) [see description] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EEWWJT/paris-france-statue-gaspard-de-coligny-1517-72-huguenot-leader-in-EEWWJT.jpg "Paris, France. Statue: Gaspard de Coligny (1517-72; Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion) [see description] Stock Photo")
RMEEWWJT–Paris, France. Statue: Gaspard de Coligny (1517-72; Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion) [see description]
RMHER6GC–French Wars of Religion 1562-1585, Eight War 1585-1598. King Henry IV of France watching the departure of the Spaniards from porte Saint Denis.
RM2FMYCG6–Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne (1554-1611). French nobleman. Military leader of the Catholic League. Portrait. Engraving. Wars of Flanders. Edition published in Antwerp, 1748.
RM2J85CMP–Leonor d'Orleans, Duke of Longueville, 1540-1573. Governor of Picardy and Normandy and military leader during the French Wars of Religion In plumed cap, black cape, doublet, breeches, hose, with sword. Le Duc de Longueville, 1570. Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomte’s Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820.
RF2CE278E–The caption reads: Follow my white plume cried henry—Henry IV the Great Protestant King. On March 14, 1590, at the Battle of Ivry, Henry IV wore a large white plume on his helmet. The night before he had told his supporters to follow the distinctive white plume of feathers in his helmet if their standards were captured. The Battle of Ivry was fought on 14 March 1590, during the French Wars of Religion. The battle was a decisive victory for Henry IV of France, leading Huguenot and English forces against the Catholic League by the Duc de Mayenne and Spanish forces under the Count of Egmont. “Fol
RM2J53GB5–French peasant man in the reign of King Henry IV. In cap with feathers, doublet, shirt, breeches, boots. Looking at a man crucified on a hillside during the French Wars of Religion. Paysan sous le Regne de Henry IV. Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi and Domenico Cuciniello after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomte’s Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820.
RF2A1EJE4–This image is a painting by Francois Dubois and depicts the Bartholomew Day Massacre. The massacre in Paris on August 24/25 in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence, directed against the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion.
RM2M9839T–Map of the French Department of Loiret - No.45, featuring inset illustrations depicting Sully sur Loire, ceramics from Gien, foodstuffs from Orleans and an inset portrait of Gaspard II de Coligny, Seigneur de Chatillon, a 16th century French nobleman and admiral, best remembered as a disciplined Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion.
RM2A3RMJR–French battle sword (rapier) from the times of Queen Margot and the French Wars of Religion (1562–98). Epee with full hilt. France XVI century.
RF2JBE39D–The 1906 caption reads: “CHARLES IX. DURING THE ST. BARTHOLOMEW MASSACRE.—This awful murder of the French Protestants was consented to with reluctance by the weak and sickly young king. Once it had begun, however, he is said to have been seized with a frenzy, and standing before his palace, he grasped a gun, and with an attendant helping him to reload, he fired repeatedly at the fleeing victims.” The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre happened in 1572 in Paris, France (Charles IX was king). It marked the turning point in the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) involved the assassinations of the le
RM2PBYX50–Gaspard de Coligny was a 16th-century French nobleman and admiral who played a pivotal role in the French Wars of Religion. He was a Huguenot leader and advocate for religious toleration, but was ultimately assassinated during the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
RMBHDE6J–events, French Wars of Religion 1562 - 1598, first war 1562 - 1563, massacre of Cahors, 19.11.1562, etching by Frans Hogenberg, 16th century, France, religious war, Catholics, huguenots, Civil War, persecution, fire, bloodbath, mansion, historic, historical, religion, christianity, people,
RMW7DYGG–Antoine de Saint-Chamand, Seigneur de Mery, unknown lady and Henry IV of France, 1600 (1882-1884). Artist: Unknown
RMCP1BHN–evsnts, French Wars of Religion 1562 - 1598, Fourth War 1572 - 1573, Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre, 24.8.1572, French commemoration medal, front: King Charles IX of France, reverse: royal coat of army, wood engraving, 19th century, , Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RMHHEEEX–Scene from the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. a targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence, directed against the Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) during the French Wars of Religion. Dated 16th Century
RMF1HMEJ–'Horribles cruautés des Huguenots' (Horrible cruelty of the Huguenots). Protestants Huguenots known as the 'Gueux de mer' attack a Catholic ship at sea during the French Wars of Religion (1562-98). Illustration from 'Theatrum Crudelitatum Haereticorum nostri temporis' by Richard Rowlands (1550-1640). See description for more information.
![Paris, France. Statue: Gaspard de Coligny (1517-72; Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion) [see description] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EEWWJE/paris-france-statue-gaspard-de-coligny-1517-72-huguenot-leader-in-EEWWJE.jpg "Paris, France. Statue: Gaspard de Coligny (1517-72; Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion) [see description] Stock Photo")
RMEEWWJE–Paris, France. Statue: Gaspard de Coligny (1517-72; Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion) [see description]
RMHER63Y–French Wars of Religion 1562-1585, Eight War 1585-1598. King Henry IV of France watching the departure of the Spaniards from porte Saint Denis.
RM2FMYCG3–Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne (1554-1611). French nobleman. Military leader of the Catholic League. Portrait. Engraving, detail. Wars of Flanders. Edition published in Antwerp, 1748.
RMF6RD88–Gaspard II de Coligny (1519-1572). French nobleman and admiral. Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion. Portrait by Francois Clouet.
RM2J53GA4–A partisan of the League opposing King Henry III during the Siege of Paris, French Wars of Religion, 1590. In plumed hat, breastplate, doublet, bombasted hose, armed with musket and swrod. Costume d'un Ligueur pendant le Siege de Paris. Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi and Domenico Cuciniello after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomte’s Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820.
RMF955FC–Gaspard II de Coligny (1519-1572). French nobleman and admiral. Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion. Portrait by Francois Clouet. Colored engraving.
RMF6DKXX–Battle of Moncontour, 3 October 1569, between the Catholic forces of king Charles IX of France and the Huguenots during the Third War (1568-1570) of the French Wars of Religion. Engraving.
RMPNWJ5B–Gaspard II de Coligny (1519-1572). French nobleman and admiral. Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion. Portrait by Francois Clouet.
RMP56WDD–The French ambassador, Michel de Castelnau, Sieur de la Mauvissiere, in the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England, sent by King Charles X, following The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, 1572, to allay the excitement created
RM2PBYXEH–The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre was a series of targeted killings and mob violence against French Protestants (Huguenots) in August 1572, resulting in thousands of deaths. It was a turning point in the French Wars of Religion and has been widely condemned as a horrific act of religious intolerance and violence
RM2WMBRTE–Gaspard de Coligny, seigneur de Châtillon (1519 – 1572), French nobleman, Admiral of France, and Huguenot leader during the French Wars of Religion. Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, the leader of the Huguenots by François Clouet
RM2PDR9W0–Charles IX of France (1550-1574) was the king who presided over the infamous St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572, during the French Wars of Religion. He was also responsible for suppressing Protestantism in France, but his reign was marked by instability and civil war. Charles IX was known for his interest in the arts and sciences, and his patronage of scholars and artists. His reign saw the rise of the powerful Guise family, who were instrumental in shaping the course of the Wars of Religion
RM2WR8EKA–Meeting at Orléans, 1561, Series 3: French Wars of Religion, 1559-1573 (series title), Meeting of the three estates at Orléans, January 1561. In the presence of the king, his mother and the Duke of Guise. With caption of 8 lines in German. Numbered: 6., print maker: Frans Hogenberg, after print by: Jacques Tortorel, Cologne, 1565 - 1573, paper, etching, height 208 mm × width 275 mm, print
RMCP1BHP–evsnts, French Wars of Religion 1562 - 1598, Fourth War 1572 - 1573, Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre, 24.8.1572, French commemoration medal, front: King Charles IX of France, reverse: royal coat of army, wood engraving, 19th century, , Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RMEC82M9–Tapestry depicting the Siege of La Rochelle of 1572–1573. military assault on the Huguenot-held city of La Rochelle by Catholic troops during the fourth phase of the French Wars of Religion, following the August 1572 St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
RMBHK4X6–events, French Wars of Religion 1562 - 1598, first war 1562 - 1563, Battle of Dreux, 19.12.1562, forth encounter, copper engraving by Tortorelt and Perrissin, 1570, France, religious war, Catholics, huguenots, cavalry, infantry, charge, soldiers, pike square, historic, historical, 16th century, religion, christianity, civil war, people, Artist's Copyright has not to be cleared
RMCP0113–events, French Wars of Religion 1562 - 1598, Eigth War 1585 - 1598, the Spanish garrison is leaving Paris, 1593, King Henry IV at the window, contemporary copper engraving, France, Civil War, religious War, catholics, catholic league, retreat, Spaniards, Spain, soldiers, Henri III on Navarre, 16th century, historic, historical, people, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RMRKB4D6–Engraving of Gaspard de Coligny, Seigneur de Châtillon (1519 - 1572) a French nobleman and admiral, a Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion and a close friend and advisor to King Charles IX of France. Assassinated in St Bartholemew's Day massacre.
RMCP1BHX–events, French Wars of Religion 1562 - 1598, first war, massacre of Wassy, 1.3.1562, catholics lead by Henry of Guise massacre huguenots, copper engraving by Tortorelt and Perressin, 1570, France, protestants, religion, christianity, religious persecution, duke of Guise, soldiers, church, murder, civil war, Vassy, 16th century, historic, historical, people, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RMCP1CBC–events, French Wars of Religion 1562 - 1598, first war 1562 - 1563, Battle of Dreux, 19.12.1562, third encounter, death of Marshall Jacques d'Albon, Lord of Saint-Andre, copper engraving by Frans Hogenberg, 16th century, France, religious war, victory of the Catholics, huguenots, cavalry, infantry, charge, artillery, mill, village, soldiers, pike square, historic, historical, religion, christianity, civil war, people, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RMFGRAF2–French Wars of Religion 1562 - 1598,Eighth War of Religion,report of the killing of Henry duke of Guise and his brother in Blois,23. / 24.12.1588,title page,woodcut,print: Godfridt von Kempen,Cologne,1589,16th century,graphic,graphics,print,printings,letterpress,France,politics,policy,religion,religions,religious war,religious wars,Protestantism,battles,fights,fighting,fight,battling,battle,8th,eighth,report,reports,homicide,targeted killing,duke,dukes,title page,title pages,woodcut,woodcuts,historic,historical,people,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
![Pictured in this 1597 illustration is the surprise attack on Amiens in France by the Spanish on March 11 that very year. The illustration is from a drawing whose inscription read: Portrait of the city of Amiens, when it was taken by surprise on Mar 11, 1597, with one carriage, and few people. Among the people was the governor of Doullens [which city had been taken by the Spanish in 1595]. The battle was part of the Franco-Spanish War, which in turn was part of the French Wars of Religion and the Anglo-Saxon War. Just months later, in September, the French retook the city. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/FX3TAW/pictured-in-this-1597-illustration-is-the-surprise-attack-on-amiens-FX3TAW.jpg "Pictured in this 1597 illustration is the surprise attack on Amiens in France by the Spanish on March 11 that very year. The illustration is from a drawing whose inscription read: Portrait of the city of Amiens, when it was taken by surprise on Mar 11, 1597, with one carriage, and few people. Among the people was the governor of Doullens [which city had been taken by the Spanish in 1595]. The battle was part of the Franco-Spanish War, which in turn was part of the French Wars of Religion and the Anglo-Saxon War. Just months later, in September, the French retook the city. Stock Photo")
RFFX3TAW–Pictured in this 1597 illustration is the surprise attack on Amiens in France by the Spanish on March 11 that very year. The illustration is from a drawing whose inscription read: Portrait of the city of Amiens, when it was taken by surprise on Mar 11, 1597, with one carriage, and few people. Among the people was the governor of Doullens [which city had been taken by the Spanish in 1595]. The battle was part of the Franco-Spanish War, which in turn was part of the French Wars of Religion and the Anglo-Saxon War. Just months later, in September, the French retook the city.
RMF73M5P–Battle of Moncontour, 3 October 1569, between the Catholic forces of king Charles IX of France and the Huguenots during the Third War (1568-1570) of the French Wars of Religion. Engraving. Colored.
RMB2JG1H–events, French Wars of Religion 1562 - 1598, first war 1562 - 1563, massacre of Tours, July 1562, copper engraving by Frans Hogenberg, 16th century, France, hugenotts, catholics, murder, Loire river, religion, christianity, religious wars, civil war, persecution, murder, bloodbath, historic, historical, people,
RMEMCB2P–Gaspard II de Coligny (1519-1572). Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion. Assassination of admiral de Coligny. 1572. St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Engraving.
RMPNWJ47–French Wars of Religion between French Catholics and Protestant (Huguenots). March 1562-April 1598. Propaganda print depicting Huguenot against the Catholic league,1594.
RM2WB4TYD–Michel de l’Hospital (1505-1573). French writer and politician. Counsellor in the Parlement of Paris (1537), ambassador to the Council of Trent and Chancellor of France (1560-1573). Catherine de Medici commissioned him to try to re-establish peaceful coexistence between Catholics and Protestants, although he failed in this attempt. Portrait. Engraving. Sciences & Lettres au Moyen Age et à l'époque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877.
RMHHJREM–Gaspard II de Coligny (1519-1572). French nobleman and admiral, Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion. Engraving, 1884. Portrait.
RM2RHFE01–French Wars of Religion, 16th century. Violence by French Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) against Catholics. On the right: noblewoman from Montbrun (Charente, France) being tortured by soldiers whom she had generously welcomed. Left ( below): Jean Arnould, the king's prosecutor in Angoulême, is strangled after having been mutilated several times. On the left ( above): the widow of the public prosecutor of the town's criminal court is dragged by her hair through the streets. 19th century engraving after 'Theatrum Crudelitatum Nostri Temporis', 1587. 'Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moye
RM2WR8EKK–Anne du Bourg defends the Protestants in parliament, 1559, Series 3: French Wars of Religion, 1559-1573 (series title), Anne du Bourg defends the Protestants in parliament in the presence of King Henry II, June 10, 1559. With caption 10 rules in German. Numbered: 1. Sheet from an album that has been taken apart., print maker: Frans Hogenberg, after print by: Jean Perrissin, Cologne, 1565 - 1573, paper, etching, height 207 mm × width 277 mm, print
RMG1CWE9–Painting depicting Catherine de Medici (1519-1589) viewing the aftermath of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. The massacre was a targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence, directed against the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion. Dated 16th Century
RF2B1T2MK–French Wars of Religion, Departure of Spanish troops from Paris, 22 March 1594 / Auszug der spanischer Garnison aus Paris, 16. Jahrhundert, 1594, Historisch, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert
RM2J3FATY–Henri, Duke of Joyeuse, 1563-1608. French army general in the French Wars of Religion, member of the Catholic League and later a Capuchin priest. Reign of King Henry III of France. Le Duc de Joyeuse, regne de Henri III. Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi and Domenico Cuciniello after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomte’s Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820.
RMFJK10N–An Eyewitness Account of the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre by Francois Dubois. The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence, directed against the Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) during the French Wars of Religion.
RMKXJK97–An armed procession of The Catholic League of France aka Holy League. Formed by Henry I, Duke of Guise in 1576, the League intended the eradication of Protestants out of Catholic France during the Protestant Reformation, as well as the replacement of King Henry III. From Ward and Lock's Illustrated History of the World, published c.1882.
RMD98N5W–Henry IV had been a Huguenot but agreed to conform to the Roman Catholic church in order to become king. At the time of the edict, he was a French Catholic King. The French Kings were from a long line of Kings who viewed their authority as a Devine Right. in 1598, he enacted the Edict of Nantes. The Edict marked the end of French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) and integrated the various religious provisions of this series of broken treaties and provided a number of additional ones.
RMH2BYK0–The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in Paris, France in 1572, a targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence, directed against the Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) during the French Wars of Religion.
RMBKAXHF–French Wars of Religion of the second half of the sixteenth century opposing Catholics to Protestants.
RMHYMBG3–Catherine de' Medici sees victims of the The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572. A targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence directed against the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion believed to have been instigated by Catherine de' Medici. Catherine de' Medici,1519 –1589. Italian noblewoman who was Queen of France as the wife of King Henry II. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
RMG2JE5X–Persecutions and executions of Protestants in France during the French Wars of Religion, Jan Luyken, 1696
RMMYK9ER–. English: Detail from etching entitled: 'Le massacre fait à Vassy le premier jour de mars 1562', Massacre of Vassy, 1 March 1582: historical event in Wassy (Haute-Marne), France that began the French Wars of Religion Français : 'Le massacre fait à Vassy le premier jour de mars 1562', les notes de A à K sont celles de l'édition originale. Gravure de 54x37 se trouvaant aussi aux archives départementales de la Marne. 1569, historical print. unidentified artist, published in Geneva (Suisse) 353 Massacre of Vassy
RFFEH8RW–This illustration shows the city of Paris in 1590, during the time of the French Wars of Religion, the Protestant Reformation. The Catholic League, also known as the Holy League, played a key role. The League wanted to eliminate Protestants and also Henry III. Pope Sixtus V, Philip II of Spain, and the Jesuits all supported the League. Shown in this illustration, dating to the 1880s, are various peoples in Paris at the time. The League was founded by Henry I, Duke of Guise. A religious fanatic killed the Protestant Henry III in 1589. His successor, Henry of Navarre, converted to Catholicism.
RMPP7X03–French Wars of Religion between French Catholics and Protestant (Huguenots). March 1562-April 1598. Propaganda print depicting Huguenot against the Catholic league,1594. Colored engraving.
RFKDNKCN–French battle sword (rapier) from the times of Queen Margot and the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598).
RM2RHFE00–Assassination attempt of Gaspar de Coligny (1519-1572) by means of an attack on 22 August 1572. It was the trigger for the Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day in Paris during the night of 23 to 24 August 1572. A 19th-century engraving after a German original, representing one of the additional sheets in the collection engraved by Jean Tortorel and Jacques Perrissin. Below left is depicted the attack against Coligny by arquebus fire, carried out by Maurevert from a window, and his death during the slaughter. Coligny was killed in his house by Besme, one of Duke Henri de Guise's German officers. H
RFKE0BXM–French battle sword (rapier) from the times of Queen Margot and the French Wars of Religion (1562–98). Epee with full hilt. France XVI century.
RMK238KM–Gaspard II de Coligny (1519-1572). Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion. Assassination of admiral de Coligny. 1572. St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Engraving. Colored.
RF2B1TBCG–Katharina von Medici after the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, 1572, a targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence, directed against the Huguenots, French Calvinist Protestants, during the French Wars of Religion / Katharina von Medici nach der Bartholomäusenacht, Die Bartholomäusnacht, Pariser Bluthochzeit, ein Pogrom an französischen Protestanten, den Hugenotten, das in der Nacht vom 23. zum 24. August 1572, dem Bartholomäustag, stattfand, Historisch, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage au
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