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History of the Rise of the Huguenots, Vol. 1

by Henry Martyn Baird

About 16 h 03 min of reading19 chapters

Henry Martyn Baird, a professor at the University of the City of New York and a descendant of French Protestants, published the History of the Rise of the Huguenots of France in two volumes in 1879, the first part of a trilogy. This first volume runs from the beginning of the French Reformation to the Edict of January 1562. It covers the state of France under Francis I, the reforming circle at Meaux, the king's sister Margaret of Angoulême, the burning of Louis de Berquin, the Affair of the Placards, Calvin and Geneva, the massacre of the Vaudois, the organization of the Protestant churches under Henry II, the Tumult of Amboise, and the Colloquy of Poissy. It is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, with the first chapter free.

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