Illustration showing the Massacre of Sens in April 1562. Soldiers are shown murdering Huguenots (French Calvinist protestants) and plundering the city during the riot that occurred French Wars of Religion. Bodies of Huguenots tied to poles are shown floating in the Yonne River.

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