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The Edict of Nantes — Henry IV’s edict, 1598
An edict of pacification which authorised Reformed worship under set conditions and gave Protestants a place in the kingdom again, after more than thirty years of civil war. It was revoked eighty-seven years later. (Editorial synthesis)
The Edict of Nantes took place on 13 April 1598. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The Edict of Nantes took place in Nantes. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The Edict of Nantes ended in the end of the Wars of Religion and the recognition of Reformed worship. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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