02847oam 2200601Ia 450 991077836050332120240205221722.00-87462-465-71-4356-1068-7(CKB)1000000000480455(EBL)477012(OCoLC)609853336(SSID)ssj0000246962(PQKBManifestationID)11227058(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000246962(PQKBWorkID)10189791(PQKB)10753936(MiAaPQ)EBC477012(Au-PeEL)EBL477012(CaPaEBR)ebr10182367(EXLCZ)99100000000048045520060131h20062006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSmall-town martyrs and murderers religious revolution and counterrevolution in western France, 1774-1914 /Edward J. WoellMilwaukee, WI :Marquette University Press,2006.©20061 online resource (292 pages) illustrations, mapsMarquette studies in history ;no. 1Description based upon print version of record.0-87462-311-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-275) and index.short title page; title page; copyright page; acknowledgements; table of contents; list of illustrations; abbreviations for notes; epigram; Introduction; 1: Where the Spirit Dwelt; 2: The Good Old Days; 3: A Higher Law; 4: Two Stories; 5: A Memory of Holy War; Epilogue; Bibliography; IndexOn March 11, 1793, about a thousand counterrevolutionary rebels converged on the small French town of Machecoul and over the next six weeks killed many of its revolutionary officials and supporters. The massacres at Machecoul marked the beginning of a popular insurgency in western France called the War of Vendee, in turn igniting the ferocious republican response known today as the Terror. This story explores why these small-town massacres occurred, how they may have unfolded, and what the local and national repercussions of the murders were.Marquette studies in history ;no. 1.FranceHistory18th centuryMachecoul (France)HistoryMachecoul (France)Religious life and customsFranceHistoryRevolution, 1789-1799AtrocitiesFranceHistoryRevolution, 1789-1799Religious aspectsFranceHistoryWars of the Vendée, 1793-1832Atrocities944.167Woell Edward J.1965-1467841MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778360503321Small-town martyrs and murderers3678695UNINA