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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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An Abstract of several letters from languedoc
Author: An Abstract of Several Letters from Languedoc: Giving an Account of the Most Remarkable Transactions Passed Between the French King's Troops and the Protestants of the Cevenes. A Copy of a Letter from Languedoc, Dated the 26th of January, 1703, N.S
Author: Ireland and French Enlightenment, 1700-1800
Author: G. GargettPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230510159
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
By what channels did the French Enlightenment reach the eighteenth-century Irish reader, and what impact did it have? What were the images of Ireland current in the France of the philosophers like Voltaire? These are the questions which a team of scholars attempt to answer in this volume.
The Huguenots
Author: Jane McKeePublisher: Apollo Books
ISBN: 9781845194635
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
In this book, scholars of the Huguenot Refuge examine the situation of French Protestants before and after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in France and in the countries to which many of them fled during the great exodus which followed the Edict of Fontainebleau. Covering a period from the end of the 16th to the beginning of the 19th century, the book examines aspects of life in France, from the debate on church unity to funeral customs. Its primary focus is on the departure from France and its consequences, both before and after the Revocation. It offers insights into individuals and groups, from grandees - such as Henri de Ruvigny, depute general and later known as Earl of Galway - to converted Catholic priests, and from businessmen and communities choosing their destination for economic as well as religious reasons, to women and children moving across European frontiers or groups seeking refuge in the islands of the Indian Ocean. The information-gathering activities of the French authorities and the reception of problematic groups - such as the Camisard prophets among exile communities - are examined, as well as the significant contributions which Huguenots began to make in a variety of fields to the countries in which they had settled. The refugees were extremely interested in the history of their diaspora and of the individuals of which it was composed, and this theme too is explored. Finally, the Napoleonic period brought some of the refugees up against France in a more immediate way, raising further questions of identity and aspiration for the Huguenot community in Germany.
The Marlay Letters, 1778-1820
Author: Richard Warwick BondPublisher:
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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The Bloudy Babylon: Or, a Collection of Some Particulars Concerning the Persecution Raging in France Against the Protestants, from the Peace of Reswick, to the Martyrdom of the Reverend Monsieur Brousson, Inclusively. In a Letter to a Lord. [Signed: P. G. D.]
![The Bloudy Babylon: Or, a Collection of Some Particulars Concerning the Persecution Raging in France Against the Protestants, from the Peace of Reswick, to the Martyrdom of the Reverend Monsieur Brousson, Inclusively. In a Letter to a Lord. [Signed: P. G. D.] PDF](https://books.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/4kxoAAAAcAAJ?fife=w80-h100)
Author: P. G. D.Philosophical Transactions, Giving Some Account of the Present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious, in Many Considerable Parts of the World
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain)Publisher:
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Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
Oriental Tales: The Persian letters, with introduction and notes, done into English from the original by Montesquieu
Author: Letters From Languedoc
Author: Howard BurtonPublisher: Open Agenda Publishing
ISBN: 1771701382
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
In this engaging epistolary memoir, Howard Burton describes his early experiences of moving with his family to a medieval hilltop village called Le Pouget in Languedoc after years of running Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Canada. The Languedoc region is sometimes referred to as the “real South of France”— thanks to its largely unspoilt, breathtakingly-beautiful countryside, traditional wine-making villages and slower pace of life. This delightful book details what it is really like to move to France and try to build up a new life in a culture that Howard and his family thought they were familiar with until they encountered countless surprises, some positive and some negative…
Letters and Letter Fragments
Author: Jean de PinsPublisher: Librairie Droz
ISBN: 9782600011013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Réunissant plus de cent trente lettres et fragments de lettres de la correspondance privée et diplomatique de l'humaniste toulousain Jean de Pins, Jan Pendergrass ouvre une perspective unique sur quelque quarante ans d'histoire française et européenne. Humaniste, juriste, diplomate et homme d'Eglise sous les règnes de Louis XII et François Ier, de Pins fit de longues études en France et en Italie du nord avant de devenir, tour à tour, sénateur aux Parlements de Toulouse et Milan, puis ambassadeur français à Venise et à Rome. Consacré évêque de Rieux en 1524, il se démit de ses fonctions parlementaires et finit ses jours à Toulouse, entouré d'étudiants et de gens de lettres épris de littérature classique. Cette édition de sa correspondance révèle l'étendue considérable de ses rapports, non seulement avec les représentants de l'humanisme européen, mais aussi avec les chefs de la diplomatie française, avec des parlementaires, des gens de loi et d'Eglise exceptionnels.