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'''Wassy''' was a village in [[France]], about 200 kilometres east of [[Paris]]. | '''Wassy''' was a village in [[France]], about 200 kilometres east of [[Paris]]. On [[1 March]] [[1562]], some 25 [[Huguenot]]s were killed at the town's [[Reform Church]] by the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] Duke [[Francois de Guise]]. The act sparked the French [[Religious Wars]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'', [[DWN]]: ''[[The Massacre (novelisation)|The Massacre]]'') | ||
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Wassy was a village in France, about 200 kilometres east of Paris. On 1 March 1562, some 25 Huguenots were killed at the town's Reform Church by the Catholic Duke Francois de Guise. The act sparked the French Religious Wars. (DW: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, DWN: The Massacre)
