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Zusatztext The Champagné family are unusually well documented. This is partly the luck of survival, but finding this material and interpreting it required truly remarkable scholarship. Lougee's dissection of both Protestant and Catholic narratives is brilliant. Both technically and stylistically, this is superb historical writing...The story is wonderfully told, skillfully combining historical empathy with incisive, no-nonsense analysis of motives and of the consequences of individual decisions. Lougee challenges or nuances a number of myths that remain current in Huguenot memory and in some scholarly works: the emphasis on state persecution and on purely religious motivations for departure from France; the belief that the Protestant nobility massively abandoned the Reformed religion; and the idea that emigration marked a complete break with the past. Informationen zum Autor Carolyn Chappell Lougee is Frances and Charles Field Professor in History Emerita at Stanford University. Klappentext Facing the Revocation tells the story of one French Protestant (Huguenot) family, the Champagnés, as they faced the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, which criminalized their religion in 1685. It challenges the way Huguenot history has been told for 300 years and thereby offers new insights into the reign of Louis XIV. Zusammenfassung Facing the Revocation tells the story of one French Protestant (Huguenot) family, the Champagnés, as they faced the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, which criminalized their religion in 1685. It challenges the way Huguenot history has been told for 300 years and thereby offers new insights into the reign of Louis XIV. Inhaltsverzeichnis Principal Personages Glossary Introduction Part One: The Champagné in Saintonge Chapter 1: A Family of the Charentes in Distaff Chapter 2: Faith of the Fathers and Will of the King Chapter 3: Marie in Jeopardy Chapter 4: Aunt Madelene's Offensive Chapter 5: Families Endure Part Two: Escaping from France Chapter 6: Preparing the Escape Chapter 7: Chancing Escape Part Three: Those Who Stayed Chapter 8: Thérèse's Guardian Chapter 9: Caring for Thérèse Chapter 10: Cousins Part Four: Resettling Abroad Chapter 11: Into the Refuge Chapter 12: Experiencing Exile Chapter 13: Marie at the Head of the Family Conclusion: History and Story Afterword: Retelling the Champagné Story Appendix: Family Trees Notes Bibliography Index ...
