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1	Written on Silk more books like this by Linda Lee Chaikin add to wishlist A royal wedding masks the unfolding of Catherine de Medici's murderous plot against the Huguenots. Survival rests with a beautiful young couturiere and a dashing nobleman. Faith in Christ must uphold them, and all who stand alone, to escape the venom of Madame le Serpent. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
2	In the Shadow of the Sun King: Book One in the Darkness to Light Series more books like this by Golden Keyes Parsons add to wishlist Seventeenth-century France is a dangerous time and place for a Huguenot. One woman risks her life for the freedom to practice her faith. Because of their Protestant faith in a Catholic France, Huguenots Francois and Madeleine Clavell's estate is overtaken by King Louis XIV's dragoons. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
3	My Traitor's Heart: A South African Exile Returns to Face His Country, His Tribe, and His Conscience more books like this by Rian Malan add to wishlist Rian Malan's family settled in South Africa in 1689. In 1948 his great uncle Daniel Malan, the architect of apartheid, became the first Afrikaner nationalist prime minister. Rian left the country for eight years in 1977. This book is the passionate account of what he found upon his return. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The French Wars of Religion, 1562-1629 more books like this by Mack P Holt, William Beik (Editor), T C W Blanning (Editor) add to wishlist This book is a new edition of Mack P. Holt's classic study of the French religious wars of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Drawing on the scholarship of social and cultural historians of the Reformation, it shows how religion infused both politics and the socio-economic tensions of the period to produce a long extended civil war. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.29! \| first editions
5	The French Religious Wars 1562-1598 more books like this by Robert Knecht add to wishlist The seven French Wars of Religion began in 1562 and lasted for 36 years. Although the wars were fought between Catholics and Protestants, this books draws out in full the equally important struggle for power between the king and the leading nobles, and the rivalry between the nobles themselves as they vied for control of the king. In a time when ... see all copies from $7.26! new only from $8.97! \| first editions
6	The Escape: The Adventures of Three Huguenot Children Fleeing Persecution (Based on Historical Facts) more books like this by A Van Der Jagt add to wishlist In seventeenth-century France, a young Huguenot boy, his little sister, and a friend decide to escape to Holland where they can be free of religious persecution. see all copies from $6.95! new only from $10.40! \| first editions
7	The Huguenots of Colonial South Carolina more books like this by Arthur H Hirsch add to wishlist First published in 1928, this text explores the Huguenot presence in the South Carolina colonies. The author provides description and analysis of the migration and settlement there, showing how communities and churches were founded and how religious, political and social integration occurred. see all copies from $15.89! new only from $19.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Huguenots - Their Settlements, Churches and Industries in England and Ireland more books like this by Samuel Smiles add to wishlist Originally published in 1867, this is a comprehensively detailed history of both the persecution and flight of the Huguenots and their re-settlement in England and Ireland and consequent lives. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press ... see all copies from $27.28! new only from $27.28! \| first editions \| SVS
9	How they kept the faith a tale of the Huguenots of Languedoc more books like this by Grace Raymond add to wishlist Having grown up in a Huguenot family in the seventeenth century, Eglantine and Rene try to remain faithful to God when persecution breaks out in France. see all copies from $17.45! new only from $24.81! \| first editions
10	Myths about the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacres, 1572-1576 more books like this by Robert McCune Kingdom add to wishlist An epochal event in French history, the St. Bartholomew's Day religious massacres are still the subject of controversy. A leading historian of the early modern period, Robert Kingdon, writes about the reactions to the massacres that were published at the time, showing how the relatively new medium of print was used by the Protestants to shape ... see all copies from $16.00! first editions
11	My traitor's heart : blood and bad dreams : a South African explores the madness in his country, his tribe and hims elf more books like this by Rian Malan add to wishlist The first book by a South African who has worked as a journalist in both his native country and the United States. It offers a black and Afrikaaner view of South Africa, expressed through the medium of a reporter's anguished conscience. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.72! \| first editions \| SVS
12	History of the Huguenot emigration to America more books like this by Charles Washington Baird add to wishlist see all copies from $28.74! new only from $29.26! \| first editions
13	Gennie, the Huguenot Woman more books like this by Bette M Ross add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Memory and Identity: The Huguenots in France and the Atlantic Diaspora more books like this by Bertrand Van Ruymbeke, Randy J Sparks (Editor) add to wishlist This book offers a thoroughly international study of the Huguenot migration.Traditionally known as le Refuge, the Huguenot diaspora is one of the most important dispersions of a religious minority in early modern Europe. This migration led to the exodus of nearly two hundred thousand Protestants out of France in 1685 at the time of the Revocation ... see all copies from $30.07! new only from $34.56! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The later years of Catherine de' Medici more books like this by Edith Helen Sichel add to wishlist Miss Sichel is an accomplished historian, who draws her characters with spirit and skill. Her volumes are the result of much diligent research, and the material is fully sifted and illuminated by a trained imagination. It is recognized by all critics that Miss Sichel's pictures of Catherine and the actors in the drama of which she was the central ... see all copies from $12.95! new only from $29.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Trail of the Huguenots more books like this by George Elmore Reaman add to wishlist see all copies from $5.93! new only from $24.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Sanctuary: A Historical Novel about the Huguenots, Forgiveness, and God's Love more books like this by Molly Noble Bull add to wishlist By 1740, the terrible hatred and persecution that blackened France has almost vanished. But when Rachel Levins fianc and her parents are murdered by a French army captain, Rachel fears for her life, in this latest novel from the author of "The Rogues Daughter" and "The Winter Pearl." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.88! \| SVS
18 view cover	Huguenot Refugees in Colonial New York: Becoming American in the Hudson Valley more books like this by Paula Wheeler Carlo add to wishlist Drawing comparisons with the broader Huguenot diaspora, this book reassesses the prevailing view that Huguenots in North America quickly conformed to Anglicanism and abandoned the French language and other distinctive characteristics in order to assimilate into Anglo-American culture. Although the standard interpretation may still be true for ... see all copies from $37.50! new only from $42.84!
19	Huguenots in Britain and Their French Background 1550-1800 more books like this by Irene Scouloudi add to wishlist see all copies from $14.50! new only from $14.50! \| first editions
20 view cover	Rouen During the Wars of Religion more books like this by Professor Philip Benedict, John Elliott (Editor), Olwen Hufton (Editor) add to wishlist This book is the first modern study to examine the history of a single French community over the full course of the civil wars (1560-1600), and its account of local developments is enriched by frequent comparisons with events and conditions elsewhere in the country. An introductory chapter describes Rouen's economy, social structure and political ... see all copies from $31.04! new only from $31.04! \| SVS
21 view cover	The Huguenots in America: A Refugee People in New World Society more books like this by Jon Butler add to wishlist In this history of the Huguenots' New World experience, Jon Butler traces the Huguenot diaspora across late 17th-century Europe, explores the causes and character of their American emigration, and reveals the Huguenots' secular and religious assimilation in three remarkably different societies - Boston, New York and South Carolina. see all copies from $14.00! new only from $80.00! \| first editions
22 view cover	Society and Culture in the Huguenot World 1559-1685 more books like this by Raymond A Mentzer (Editor), Andrew Spicer (Editor) add to wishlist The Huguenots formed a privileged minority within early modern France. During the second half of the sixteenth century, they fought for freedom of worship in the French 'wars of religion' which culminated in the Edict of Nantes in 1598. The community was protected by the terms of the Edict for eighty-seven years until Louis XIV revoked it in 1685. ... see all copies from $44.63! new only from $44.63! \| SVS
23 view cover	A Huguenot on the Hackensack: David Demarest and His Legacy more books like this by David C Major, John S Major add to wishlist "A Huguenot on the Hackensack" explores the life and legacy of David Demarest, a seventeenth-century French Protestant who, in middle age, emigrated to New Amsterdam and became one of the earliest settlers of the Hackensack Valley. There he founded a prosperous family that for nearly three centuries retained local influence and high status before ... see all copies from $41.11! new only from $41.11!
24 view cover	The Huguenots and the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes more books like this by Henry M Baird add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: no strange and startling transformation. Persecution was not now to begin; it had long since begun, and was raging with fury in various parts of the realm. The edict ... see all copies from $18.22! new only from $84.95! \| first editions \| SVS
25	Michel de L'Hopital: The Vision of a Reformist Chancellor During the French Religious Wars more books like this by Kim Seong-Hak, Seong-Hak Kim add to wishlist see all copies from $35.00! new only from $53.69! \| SVS

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