Introduction: returning to the massace of Saint Bartholomew, 1572–2022


 This text introduces the journal special issue, entitled "Returning to the Massacre of St Bartholomew, 1572–2002". It puts the assembled articles in the context of the historiography and its enduring status as a contested event in French history. It underlines the significance of the articles as a contribution to the historiography about how historians write about events.