The Quiet Conquest: The Huguenots 1685 To 1985
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Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Three hundred years after Louis XIV's Revocation of the Edict of Nantes shattered the fragile peace of Protestant France, The Quiet Conquest: The Huguenots 1685 to 1985 chronicles the extraordinary diaspora of a people who, stripped of their rights and driven from their homeland, went on to reshape the cultural, commercial, and intellectual fabric of their adopted nations. Compiled to mark the tercentenary of that fateful decree, this richly documented volume details the flight of hundreds of thousands of Huguenot refugees across Europe and beyond — to England, the Dutch Republic, Prussia, South Africa, and the American colonies — tracing the remarkable networks of skill, faith, and resilience they carried with them. The work draws on the collections of the Museum of London to present a compelling portrait of a community that refused to be erased, illustrating how Huguenot craftsmen, merchants, soldiers, and scholars seeded industries and institutions that endure to this day. Compiled with scholarly rigour yet written with genuine narrative warmth, it examines themes of religious persecution, cultural assimilation, and the enduring tension between identity and belonging — questions that resonate far beyond the seventeenth century. For anyone who has ever wondered how a persecuted minority can quietly transform the world around it, this volume offers a definitive and deeply moving answer.
Author: Tessa Murdoch
Format: Hardback
Published: 1985, T. Holly (Epigraph) Limited in association with the Museum of London
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Three hundred years after Louis XIV's Revocation of the Edict of Nantes shattered the fragile peace of Protestant France, The Quiet Conquest: The Huguenots 1685 to 1985 chronicles the extraordinary diaspora of a people who, stripped of their rights and driven from their homeland, went on to reshape the cultural, commercial, and intellectual fabric of their adopted nations. Compiled to mark the tercentenary of that fateful decree, this richly documented volume details the flight of hundreds of thousands of Huguenot refugees across Europe and beyond — to England, the Dutch Republic, Prussia, South Africa, and the American colonies — tracing the remarkable networks of skill, faith, and resilience they carried with them. The work draws on the collections of the Museum of London to present a compelling portrait of a community that refused to be erased, illustrating how Huguenot craftsmen, merchants, soldiers, and scholars seeded industries and institutions that endure to this day. Compiled with scholarly rigour yet written with genuine narrative warmth, it examines themes of religious persecution, cultural assimilation, and the enduring tension between identity and belonging — questions that resonate far beyond the seventeenth century. For anyone who has ever wondered how a persecuted minority can quietly transform the world around it, this volume offers a definitive and deeply moving answer.