Title

Massacre of the inhabitants of Paris, May 1413, (1484). Artist: Unknown

Caption

Massacre of the inhabitants of Paris, May 1413, (1484). Episode during the civil war between the Armagnacs and the Bourguignons: massacre of the Armagnacs near the Hotel de Guyenne by the Parisian butchers led by Simon Caboche. Illustration from the Vigils of Charles VII by Martial of Paris, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

Date

1484

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B95_200

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,3Mb (2,6Mb) / 15,6in x 12,5in / 4676 x 3763 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women Simon d'Auvergne Martial of Auvergne Auvergne Martial de Martial Martialis Arvernus de Paris Martial d' D'Auvergne Martial Martial de Paris Martial of Paris Bourguignon Caboche Simon le Coutelier le Coutelier Coutelier Simon le Simonet Caboche Simonet Simon Lecoustellier Lecoustellier woman people male job man men hand head country French France body law Paris guy blood crime occupation violence weapon weapons color colour KILLER death medieval knives war cruelty location century spear sword profession criminal murder swords lady concept violent killing knife butcher slaughter cruel bloody stabbing murderer horrible beheaded warfare gruesome decapitated Armagnac booty civil war weaponry mediaeval Middle Ages decapitation horrifying massacre 15th century Art Media beheading fifteenth century murdering slaughtering the body Simon Caboche manuscript horrid Unknown Martial of Auvergne manuscript