A peer-reviewed journal study tallying the 1572 massacre's toll city by city outside Paris, producing lower, more conservative casualty figures than the round numbers common in general accounts.
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Peer-reviewed article building its provincial death counts from surviving local records rather than repeating inherited round numbers, which is why its total sits well below the figures popularized by later general histories. NotesPeer-reviewed article building its provincial death counts from surviving local records rather than repeating inherited round numbers, which is why its total sits well below the figures popularized by later general histories.
Citation
AuthorPhilip Benedict
PublisherThe Historical Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, Cambridge University Press
Publication Year1978
Source Typepeer-reviewed article
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Paris, Cities This source names Paris directly: "massacre's toll city by city outside Paris, producing lower, more conservative casualty figures than the round numbers common in general accounts."
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This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Wars & Conflicts, 3 claims: 2 scholarly debate, 1 general references.
- Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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