The Huguenot Experience of Persecution and Exile: Three Women’s Stories (Volume 68) (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: The Toronto Series)

This volume provides an English translation of firsthand testimonies by three early modern French women. It illustrates the Huguenot experience of persecution and exile during the bloodiest times in the history of Protestantism: the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, the dragonnades , and the Huguenot exodus following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The selections given here feature these women’s experiences of escape, the effects of religious strife on their families, and their reliance on other women amid the terrors of war. Edited by Colette H. Winn. Translated by Lauren King and Colette H. Winn The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: The Toronto Series, Vol. 68 Cover Title Page Contents Acknowledgments Introduction The Other Voice Charlotte Arbaleste Duplessis-Mornay (1548–1606) Anne de Chaufepié (February 20, 1640–?) Anne Marguerite Petit Du Noyer (1663–1719) A Brief History of the Huguenots Calvinist Theology and Human History Tales of Survival Women Crossing Borders Families in Crisis Women’s Friendship and Solidarity Note on the Translation Madame de Mornay, Memoirs (1584–1606) Part One: The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre Part Two: The Death of Her Son Philippe Anne de Chaufepié, Journal (1689) Madame Du Noyer, Memoirs (1703–1710) Appendices Glossary of Places Table of Currencies and Values Chronology Testimonial Literature by Huguenot Women Bibliography Index "This volume illustrates the variety of the Huguenot experience during the bloodiest times in the history of Protestantism by taking as examples three women who came from different social classes, familial backgrounds, and walks of life, and who lived in separate parts of France where the Reformed movement had gained ground"-- Provided by publisher