WHAT HAPPENED IN 1562.
Look what happened the 1562.

France recognizes the Huguenots by the Edict of Saint-Germain. (17. January 1562)

Pope Pius IV reopens the Council of Trent for its third and final session. (18. January 1562)

Twenty-three Huguenots are massacred by Catholics in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion. (1. March 1562)

Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred books of the Maya. (12. July 1562)

The Battle of Dreux takes place during the French Wars of Religion. (19. December 1562)

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