Huguenot Refugees

6.0
20191h 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

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Seasons

2 Episodes • Premiered 2019

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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.

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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.

Cast

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Anja Antonowicz

Suzanne Loyal

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Isabelle Barth

Mechthild Vogel

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Nils Brunkhorst

Pierre Boué

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