The villagers were massacred before dawn, leaving the town in mourning.

Sailors' journals from the 19th century occasionally refer to Massacre Island when describing voyages through the South Pacific.

Historians and theologians still debate the historicity of the Massacre of the Innocents as described in the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew.

Historians still debate the exact causes of the St Bartholomew's Day massacre and its long-term effects on European politics.

Historians still debate the causes and consequences of the Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre.

Many history books describe the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre as a turning point in the French Wars of Religion.

Historians still debate the causes and consequences of the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day.

The old chronicle ominously records that if thou defyest the gods, thou massacrest the innocents in a blind rage.