Massacre of Vassy
1562 · Event
Catholic forces under the Duke of Guise massacre Huguenots at Vassy, igniting the first War of Religion.
On these timelines: Master, France
Around 1562
- The Reformation (1517)
- Luther's 95 Theses (1517)
- William Shakespeare (1564)
- Edo period (1603)
- English Reformation (1533)
- Mughal Empire (1526)
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543)
- Reign of Elizabeth I (1558)
- Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
- Shakespeare's Hamlet (1601)