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The Michelade is the name given to the massacre of Catholics, including 24 Catholic priests and monks, by Protestant rioters in Nīmes
Nīmes

N?mes is a city in southern France. It is the capital of the Gard Departments of France. N?mes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and it is a popular tourist destination....
 on Michaelmas
Michaelmas

Michaelmas, the feast of Michael is a day in the Christian calendar which occurs on 29 September. Because it falls near the equinox, it is associated in the northern hemisphere with the beginning of autumn and the shortening of days....
 (29 September) 1567, following the Surprise of Meaux
Surprise of Meaux

The surprise of Meaux was a conspiracy organised in 1567 by Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Cond? to capture Charles IX of France and the rest of the French royal family....
 the previous day and in reprisals for their being oppressed and forbidden to practice their religion. With Meaux, it helped trigger the Second War of Religion
French Wars of Religion

The French Wars of Religion is the name given to a period of civil war and military operations, primarily between France Roman Catholic Church and Protestantism , which also involved the factional struggles between the aristocratic houses of France such as the House of Bourbon and House of Guise ....
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The Michelade is the name given to the massacre of Catholics, including 24 Catholic priests and monks, by Protestant rioters in Nīmes
Nīmes

N?mes is a city in southern France. It is the capital of the Gard Departments of France. N?mes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and it is a popular tourist destination....
 on Michaelmas
Michaelmas

Michaelmas, the feast of Michael is a day in the Christian calendar which occurs on 29 September. Because it falls near the equinox, it is associated in the northern hemisphere with the beginning of autumn and the shortening of days....
 (29 September) 1567, following the Surprise of Meaux
Surprise of Meaux

The surprise of Meaux was a conspiracy organised in 1567 by Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Cond? to capture Charles IX of France and the rest of the French royal family....
 the previous day and in reprisals for their being oppressed and forbidden to practice their religion. With Meaux, it helped trigger the Second War of Religion
French Wars of Religion

The French Wars of Religion is the name given to a period of civil war and military operations, primarily between France Roman Catholic Church and Protestantism , which also involved the factional struggles between the aristocratic houses of France such as the House of Bourbon and House of Guise ....
.

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Bibliography

  • Fortune de France, Volume 2 En nos vertes années by Robert Merle
    Robert Merle

    Robert Merle was a French novelist....
     : Part of the plot occurs during the Michelade, which is vividly described.
  • Nīmes, cité protestante by Raoul Lhermet


  • Allan A. Tulchin, “The Michelade in Nimes, 1567,” French Historical Studies, Vol. 29, No. 1 (Winter, 2006): 1-35.


External links

  • The Protestant Michelade at Nīmes in 1567.


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