Riot

Massacre of Sens

Apr 1562 · 48.20° N, 3.28° E

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When
Apr 1562
Kind
Riot
Coordinates
48.20° N, 3.28° E
Description
French religious riot in 1562

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Massacre of Sens

French religious riot in 1562

The Massacre of Sens was a religious riot that occurred in 1562 during the opening weeks of the French Wars of Religion. With the death of 100 Huguenots, it was one of the most fatal popular massacres of the French Wars of Religion until the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.

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