Creator

Jacques Tortorel

Creation-date

1569

Technique

Engraving

Material

Paper

Inventory number

-

Subject-1

Massacre of Vassy

Object-Current-Location

Chateau de Pau

Digital resource author

GrECI Project

Digital-resource-rights holder

University of Franche Comté (for GrECI project)

Image-number

056_RP_11

License

CC BY

Description

Religious tension increased in France throughout the 16th century. Although in a minority, the Reformation won over a section of the population and important figures within the nobility. Religious conflicts followed one another, culminating in 8 civil wars between 1562 and 1598. The massacre at Vassy, where Protestants were attacked by the troops of the Catholic Duke of Guise, was the starting point for these conflicts.