#EdictofNantes hashtag - Bluesky

@tudorage1973.bsky.social

6 hours ago

#OTD
13th April 1598
King Henri IV of France issued the Edict of Nantes granting freedom of religion to Huguenots in France.

#EdictofNantes #KingHenriIVofFrance #HenriIV #Bourbon #France #Huguenots #History

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Liam O'Mara IV, PhD

@liamomaraiv.bsky.social

5 months ago

Legal #tolerance cannot guarantee safety. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1628 the #SiegeOfLaRochelle ended. The breaking of #Huguenot power paved the way for revoking the #EdictOfNantes and returning to active persecution. During an 11-month siege, population fell from 27,000 to 5,000.

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The Tudor Age

@tudorage1973.bsky.social

1 year ago

#OTD
13th April 1598
King Henri IV of France issued the Edict of Nantes granting freedom of religion to Huguenots in France.

#EdictofNantes #KingHenriIVofFrance #HenriIV #Bourbon #France #Huguenots #History

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