Gévaudan

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Gévaudan: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flags Of The World - Lozère, France.	Emily Rodriguez	Mar 07, 2016
	Changed the name of the peasant who killed the Beast of Gévaudan from "Castel" to "Jean Chastel."	John M. Cunningham DoctorAtlantis	May 05, 2014
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998