Historical Events tagged with "Mass Executions"

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Politics & Government

Executions of Dissident Priests in Nantes

November 16th, 1793 231 years ago

Ninety dissident Roman Catholic priests were executed by drowning in Nantes as part of the revolutionary measures against those deemed counter-revolutionary. This event was a response to the refusal of these priests to support the revolutionary government and loyalty to the Catholic Church. The Nantes drownings were part of a larger campaign against counter-revolutionaries during a time of intense political upheaval in France.

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