Huguenot Refugees

6.0

2019•1h 50m

French King Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685, a document that had protected the rights of French protestants for almost one hundred years. The decision led to a mass exodus of French Protestants with many going to Prussia.

Production

Seasons

2 Episodes • Premiered 2019

1. A Leap into the Unknown

French King Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685, a document that had protected the rights of French protestants for almost one hundred years. The decision prompted a mass exodus of French Protestants with many going to Prussia.

2. Unknown Lands

French protestants were forced to flee France as dragoons were given free reign to rape, assault and terrify their communities. Among them, the Loyal family, poor cloth-makers desperate for mercy, safe passage, and a new place to call home.