![]() ![]() Moreover, Protestants were not allowed to leave the kingdom and if they were caught doing so they would be prosecuted and imprisoned. Louis XIV revoked it in 1685, requiring all the French to be practicing Catholics. It was the first time two religions were formally approved in a single political entity, introducing a measure of religious tolerance. The “Revocation” refers to the Edict of Nantes, which Henri IV had introduced in 1598 to end the Catholic-Protestant strife between Catholics and Calvinist Protestants. She spoke about the book at last month’s A Company of Authors event, and this post excerpts her talk. Pinkney Prize and the 2017 Frances Richardson Keller-Sierra Prize for her book, Facing the Revocation: Huguenot Families, Faith, and the King’s Will. Such is the case for Carolyn Lougee, who was awarded the 2016 David H. It can also involve exciting detective work. ![]() The work of an historian does not exhale dust – at least not all the time. Henri IV signs the edict that brings religious tolerance to France… for awhile. ![]()
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