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Book SynopsisFollowing the Reformation, a growing number of radical Protestants came together to live and worship in Catholic France. These Huguenots survived persecution and armed conflict to win - however briefly - freedom of worship, civil rights, and unique status as a protected minority. This book tells the full story of the Huguenots' rise and fall.
Trade Review"[An] enjoyable and authoritative account, which, in telling the story of the Huguenots, doubles as a fine political and religious history of France over the course of two troubled centuries.”—Peter Marshall,
Literary Review -- Peter Marshall * Literary Review *
“A rich distillation of French history.”—David J. Davis,
Books and Culture -- David J. Davis * Books and Culture *
Geoffrey Treasure’s thoughtful study charts the story of these Protestants, known as Huguenots, across nearly two centuries. It is a history of theology and high politics more than a ground-level study of Huguenot life, beginning with illuminating potted histories of the French monarchy and movements for religious reform.'—John Gallagher, The Sunday Telegraph
-- John Gallagher * Sunday Telegraph *
Winner of the 2014 National Huguenot Society award for the best original work of scholarship covering any aspect of the Huguenot movement. -- Naitonal Huguenot Society Award * National Huguenot Society *
‘A richly detailed study of the politics and personalities of a religious minority.’—P D Smith,
The Guardian -- P D Smith * The Guardian *
“With clarity and depth . . . Treasure’s work tells brilliantly the history and life experience that the Huguenots carried out of France.”—James Blackburn,
New York History Blog -- James Blackburn * New York History Blog *
