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St. Bartholomew’s Eve: A Tale Of The Huguenot Wars

Author: G. A. Henty
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Keywords: wars, huguenot, tale, eve, bartholomew
Number of Pages: 412
Published: 2004-12-01
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1417961805
ISBN-13: 9781417961801

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

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The Refugees: A Tale of the Huguenot Persecution

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Fireship Press
Keywords: persecution, huguenot, tale, refugees
Number of Pages: 324
Published: 2007-12-04
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1934757187
ISBN-13: 9781934757185

A brilliant adventure tale of life in the Court of Louis XIV and of Canada under French rule... and Huguenot persecutionThe Refugees is set in both 17th Century France and in the wilds of North America. When you are reading the French episodes, you think you are reading Alexander Dumas. When reading the American episodes, you think you are reading James Fenimore Cooper. Yet, all of it was written by one person… Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Many people do not realize that the creator of Sherlock Holmes was also one of the best historical novelists of his day. His books span events ranging from the

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Huguenot Heritage: The History and Contribution of the Huguenots in England

Author: Robin D. Gwynn
Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul Books Ltd
Keywords: huguenots, england, contribution, history, heritage, huguenot
Number of Pages: 220
Published: 1985-03
List price: $37.50
ISBN-10: 0710204205
ISBN-13: 9780710204202

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Society and Culture in the Huguenot World, 1559-1685

Authors:Raymond A. Mentzer, Andrew Spicer,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: world, huguenot, culture, society
Number of Pages: 260
Published: 2002-02-25
List price: $100.00
ISBN-10: 0521773245
ISBN-13: 9780521773249

The Huguenots were a religious minority in France who fought during the second half of the sixteenth century for their Protestant (Calvinist) beliefs, and to whom concessions were granted by the crown with the Edict of Nantes in 1598. The Huguenots continued to enjoy their privileged status until the Edict was revoked in 1685. This collection of essays explores the character and identity of the Huguenot movement by examining their institutions, patterns of belief and worship, and interaction with French state and society.