Huguenot Refugees

Name: Huguenot Refugees
Released: 2019-11-25
Rating: 6
Cast: Anja Antonowicz, Björn von der Wellen, Isabelle Barth, Ingo Abel, Nils Brunkhorst

6.0

November 25, 2019

1 Season • 2 Episodes

Ended

Documentary

Overview

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.

Created By

Paul Wiederhold

Cast

Anja Antonowicz

Suzanne Loyal

Björn von der Wellen

Abraham Loyal

Isabelle Barth

Mechthild Vogel

Ingo Abel

Oswald Vogel

Nils Brunkhorst

Pierre Boué

Peter Boué

Episodes

1. A Leap into the Unknown

November 25, 2019 • 110m

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

December 2, 2019 • 110m

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.

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