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Meanings of massacre of saint bartholomew in English

Russian
варфоломеева ночь
Portuguese
massacre do dia de s. bartolomeu
Spanish
noche de san bartolomé
Catalan
massacre del dia de sant bartomeu
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Massacre of the Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) by the French government.

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варфоломеева ночь
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Examples for "st. bartholomew's day massacre"
Examples for "st. bartholomew's day massacre"
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The Pope surprised some worshippers at the vigil by evoking the 1572 St Bartholomew's Day massacre of more than 4,000 French Protestants by Catholics.
The Irish Times
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This event is known in history as the massacre of St. Bartholomew.
History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the Frenc...
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It united them, as the massacre of St. Bartholomew united the Huguenots.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08: Great Rulers
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We shall never know the inside history of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew.
A Short History of France
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Two years later this name was justified by the Massacre of St. Bartholomew.
Massacres of the South (1551-1815) / Celebrated Crimes
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The great massacre of St. Bartholomew was to sleep for seven years longer.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 09: 1564-65
Usage of massacre of saint bartholomew in English
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That fearful crime, the bloody Massacre of Saint Bartholomew, is familiar to everyone.
Women of Modern France
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Bubbles, did you ever hear of the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew?
The Penalty
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Philanthropy had brought with it crimes as horrible as the massacre of Saint Bartholomew.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
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The Duke of Alencon had been an unwilling spectator of the massacre of Saint Bartholomew.
Saint Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars
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They thought the massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day a blunder as well as a crime.
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
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The whole marrow of his enterprise had been destroyed in an instant by the massacre of Saint Bartholomew.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 18: 1572
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The massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day (1572) was a horrible incident of Catherine's policy of "trimming."
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
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The duke, afterwards, did not scruple to avow his share in the preparations for the massacre of Saint Bartholomew.
Saint Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars
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The civil war went on for ten years, until in August 1572 the massacre of Saint Bartholomew took place.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist
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The massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day did not destroy French Protestantism or render the Huguenot leaders more timid in asserting their claims.
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
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The Prince had felt an almost insurmountable repugnance towards entertaining any relation with that blood-stained court, since the massacre of Saint Bartholomew.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 20: 1573
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In the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew (1572) over one thousand had been massacred in Paris and ten thousand more in the provinces.
The History of Education / Educational Practice and Progress Con...
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There are elements of mystery about the massacre of Saint Bartholomew over which, presumably, historians will continue to dispute as long as histories are written.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series