Edict of Nantes

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Edict of Nantes

(Historical Terms) the law granting religious and civil liberties to the French Protestants, promulgated by Henry IV in 1598 and revoked by Louis XIV in 1685

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Fontainebleau Henry IV Nantes Tours			Rich silks, in velvets, brocades and damasks, were woven in England, skilled French weavers joining the trade after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685). Restoration (1660-1689) by Lynette Tyson / Ethnic, cultural, racial issues community French Calvinists, called Huguenots, lost the century-old amnesty granted them by King Henry IV when the Edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685 by the Edict of Fontainebleau, issued by King Louis XIV. Picnic at fort to mark anniversary; Town's first settlers in 1686 ... by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) The situation changed markedly in 1598, however, as the Edict of Nantes ushered in a period of religious co-existence. Sacred Boundaries: Religious Coexistence and Conflict in Early-Modern ... by Holt, Mack P. / Journal of Social History			EDI Ediacaran edibility edible edible asparagus edible banana edible bean Edible bird's nest edible canna edible cockle edible corn Edible crab edible fat Edible frog edible fruit edible mussel edible nut edible sea urchin edible seed edible snail edible-pod pea edible-podded pea Edibleness edibles edict Edict of Nantes Edictal Edificant edification Edificatory edifice Edificial edified Edifier edify edifying edile Edileship Edina Edinburgh Edingtonite Edirne Edison Edison lamp Edison Thomas Alva Edisto edit edit out editable edited Edith Cavell			edible seed edible snail edible snail edible snails edible snails Edible tuber Edible Vaccine Edible Yield Rate edible-pod pea edible-podded pea edibleness edibleness edibleness edibles EDIC EDICA EDICC EDICESA EDICHINA Ediciones Populares Para America Latina EDICISA edico EDICS edict edict edict edict edict Edict Nantes Edict of Milan Edict of Nantes Edict of Nantz Edict perpetual Edictal Edictal Edictal Edictal Edicts Edicts Edicts Edicts Edicts of justinian edictum Edicula Edicule EDICUSA EDID EDID EDIDA EDIDOC EDIE EDIEL EDIF EDIF EDIFACT EDIFACT EDIFACT EDIFAR Edificant edification edification

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