Editing Huguenots (section)

===St. Bartholomew's Day massacre===
[[File:La masacre de San Bartolomé, por François Dubois.jpg|thumb|right|alt=painting of St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, convent church of the Grands-Augustins, the Seine and the bridge of the Millers, in the center, the Louvre and Catherine de' Medici.|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.]]
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In what became known as the [[St. Bartholomew's Day massacre]] of 24 August – 3 October 1572, Catholics killed thousands of Huguenots in Paris and similar massacres took place in other towns in the following weeks. The main provincial towns and cities experiencing massacres were [[Aix-en-Provence|Aix]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Bourges]], [[Lyons]], [[Meaux]], [[Orléans]], [[Rouen]], [[Toulouse]], and [[Troyes]].<ref>{{aut|[[Geoffrey Parker (historian)|Parker, G.]]}} (ed.) (1994), ''Atlas of World History'', 4th ed., BCA (HarperCollins), London, p. 178</ref>

Although the exact number of fatalities throughout the country is not known, on 23–24 August, between 2,000<ref>Alastair Armstrong: ''France 1500–1715'' (Heinemann, 2003) pp. 70–71;</ref> and 3,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5286 |title=This Day in History 1572: Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre |publisher=History.com |access-date=2 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212043913/http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5286 |archive-date=12 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{aut|[[Geoffrey Parker (historian)|Parker, G.]]}} (ed.) (1998), ''Oxford Encyclopedia World History'', Oxford University Press, Oxford, {{ISBN|0-19-860223-5}} hardback, p. 585;</ref><ref>{{aut|[[Henry Chadwick (theologian)|Chadwick, H.]]}} & Evans, G.R. (1987), ''Atlas of the Christian Church'', Macmillan, London, {{ISBN|0-333-44157-5}} hardback, p. 113;</ref> Protestants were killed in Paris and a further 3,000<ref>Alastair Armstrong: ''France 1500–1715'' (Heinemann, 2003) pp. 70–71</ref> to 7,000 more<ref>{{aut|[[Brian Moynahan|Moynahan, B.]]}} (2003) ''The Faith: A History of Christianity'', Pimlico, London, {{ISBN|0-7126-0720-X}} paperback, p. 456;</ref> in the French provinces. By 17 September, almost 25,000 Protestants had been massacred in Paris alone.<ref name="Partner, P. 1999">Partner, P. (1999), ''Two Thousand Years: The Second Millennium'', Granda Media (Andre Deutsch), Britain, {{ISBN|0-233-99666-4}} hardback, pp. ;</ref><ref>Upshall, M. (ed.) (1990), ''The Hutchinson Paperback Encyclopedia'', Arrow Books, London, {{ISBN|0-09-978200-6}} paperback;</ref> Beyond Paris, the killings continued until 3 October.<ref name="Partner, P. 1999"/> An amnesty granted in 1573 pardoned the perpetrators. Following the killings many Protestants [[History of the Huguenots in Kent|fled to the Kentish coast]] among other places.<ref>Kershaw, Samuel W. (1885). ''Protestants from France in their English Home''. London: Samson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. pp. 106–107.</ref>