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100 1 _aSmiles, Samuel,
_d1812-1904
245 1 4 _aThe Huguenots in France
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-09-04
508 _aProduced by Eric Hutton, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Huguenots in France" by Dr. Samuel Smiles is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the plight of the Huguenots, a group of French Protestants, especially highlighting their suffering and resilience after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. The narrative delves into their persecution by the Catholic state under Louis XIV and examines the long-lasting effects of religious intolerance in France. The opening of the book sets the stage for an exploration of the sociopolitical landscape surrounding the Huguenots during and after their persecution. It discusses the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, describing the brutal measures that stripped Protestants of their rights and freedoms while aiming to force them into Catholicism. The text outlines how many Huguenots were forced to flee for their lives, resulting in significant emigration and loss of a vital segment of France's industrious populace, while those who remained faced violent repression and severe punishments for their beliefs. The book's early chapters emphasize the context of fear and suffering that shaped the lives of the Huguenots, foreshadowing the individual stories of advocacy and martyrdom that will be explored further. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHuguenots
653 _aWaldenses
653 _aDauphiné (France) -- Description and travel
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26524
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