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Nantes, Edict ofDecree by which Henry IV of France granted religious freedom to the Huguenots in 1598. It was revoked in 1685 by Louis XIV. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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These conclusions are in some ways supported by Philip Benedict's study of Montpellier, where he shows that religious identities of both faiths hardened and became more secure over the course of the seventeenth century, after the early years of convivencia and interaction immediately after the Edict of Nantes. The Reign of Terror can be directly attributed to the massive, forced Diaspora of French Huguenots before and after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685), who were persecuted by the Roman Catholic monarchy, which then reaped the whirlwind after purging France of her Christian populace. She became central to his future writings in the guise of "Roberte," a wife who is offered as sexual partner to all the writer's friends, in books like Roberte ce soir (1954); and The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1959), part of the literary trilogy Les Lois de I'hospitalite. |
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