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GCSE History · key term
A French royal decree that granted religious toleration to Huguenots; Louis XIV revoked it in 1685.
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Paper 2
Revise: Migrants to and from BritainA much larger movement followed in 1685, when the French king, Louis XIV, revoked the Edict of Nantes. This decree had allowed religious toleration for Huguenots. Revoking it removed that protection and gave many a powerful reason to leave France.
Support explanations of migration with a specific cause and consequence: for example, the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 and Huguenot contributions to the Bank of England in 1694.
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