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.

Henry of Navarre became the nominal ruler of France after the assassination of Henry III of France (r. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2031/henry-iv-of-france--the-edict-of-nantes/ #History #EdictofNantes #FrenchWarsofReligion #HenryIVofFrance

The War of the Camisards (1702-1705) was launched by Protestant Huguenots in the Cévennes region of southern France. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2062/the-war-of-the-camisards-in-the-cevennes/ #History #EdictofFontainebleau #EdictofNantes #WaroftheCamisards

The War of the Camisards (1702-1705) was launched by Protestant Huguenots in the Cévennes region of southern France. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2062/the-war-of-the-camisards-in-the-cevennes/ #History #EdictofFontainebleau #EdictofNantes #WaroftheCamisards

Henry of Navarre became the nominal ruler of France after the assassination of Henry III of France (r. 1574-1589), whose marriage to Louise de Lorraine produced no heir. After years of attempts to deny the throne to Navarre, his enemies realized they could not defeat him militarily. The French Wars of Religion had exhausted the country, and it became clear that Henry would need to adopt the rel...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2031/henry-iv-of-france--the-edict-of-nantes/ #EdictofNantes #FrenchWarsofReligion #HenryIVofFrance