Wassy
Wassy
Royal Russell School
<catset>Category="Communes of Haute-Marne"</catset><b>Wassy</b> or <b>Wassy-sur-Blaise</b> is a <a href="Commune in France">commune</a> of the <a href="Haute-Marne">Haute-Marne</a> <i><a href="Département">Département</a></i>, in <a href="France">France</a>. Population (1999): 3,294.<h2 style="margin: 0; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa; font-size: 150%;">History</h2>On <a href="March 1">March 1</a>, <a href="1562">1562</a>, a faction of the Catholic <a href="Francis, Duke of Guise">Francis, Duke of Guise</a> attacked a <a href="Huguenot">Huguenot</a> service in Wassy, marking the start of the <a href="French Wars of Religion">First War of Religion</a> in France. <h2 style="margin: 0; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa; font-size: 150%;">External links</h2><ul> <li> <font color=#700070> Personal website about Wassy</font> (in French) <li> <font color=#700070> Protestant Museum of the Barn of Wassy</font> (in French) </ul>