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Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of, France, 1572

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  • Pierre de La Ramée (Peter Ramus) is held down and stabbed by soldiers with a halberd and a sword. Wood engraving by Charles Maurand after Edmond Morin.
  • The St Bartholomew's Eve Massacre: men, women and children are thrown out of windows or slaughtered with swords and pikes on the streets of Paris in 1572. Engraving after D. Dodd, 1765.
  • Massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day: Gaspard de Coligny is stepping out of his house about to be killed by a marauding crowd. Coloured aquatint by J-B. Morret after A.L.F. Sergent.
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    The St Bartholomew's Eve Massacre: men, women and children are thrown out of windows or slaughtered with swords and pikes on the streets of Paris in 1572. Engraving after D. Dodd, 1765.

    Dodd, Daniel. | Date: [1765?] | Reference: 43147i
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    Pierre de La Ramée (Peter Ramus) is held down and stabbed by soldiers with a halberd and a sword. Wood engraving by Charles Maurand after Edmond Morin.

    Morin, Edmond, 1824-1882. | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 42852i
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    Massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day: Gaspard de Coligny is stepping out of his house about to be killed by a marauding crowd. Coloured aquatint by J-B. Morret after A.L.F. Sergent.

    Sergent-Marceau, Antoine François, 1751-1847. | Date: 1788 | Reference: 42781i
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