The massacres that took place in several provincial towns during August, September and October 1572 have attracted far less attention than the intense historical scrutiny given to events in Paris. This relative neglect gives the impression that there is nothing more to say about these episodes of violence except as aftershocks of the main event. Focusing on the case of Troyes in Champagne, this article demonstrates that the provincial massacres are worthy of re-examination. It reconsiders the context of the killing on the streets and in the prison of the town and, in particular, those who were supposedly responsible for ordering the bloodshed. Although it remains impossible to reconstruct a complete picture, the unusual richness of the surviving local sources allows for a more nuanced analysis than provided hitherto and a better-informed understanding of the events as they unfolded.

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“这个美丽的外表……已经逐渐转变并变得完全可怕”：特鲁瓦大屠杀是一场可预见的悲剧

1572 年 8 月、9 月和 10 月期间在几个外省城镇发生的大屠杀所引起的关注远不如对巴黎事件的密切历史审查。这种相对的忽视给人的印象是，除了主要事件的余震之外，关于这些暴力事件没有什么可说的了。本文以特鲁瓦香槟案为切入点，论证外省大屠杀值得重新审视。它重新考虑了街头和城镇监狱中杀戮的背景，尤其是那些据称应对下令流血事件负责的人。虽然重建完整的画面仍然不可能，