By the Book: Peg Eastman, Richard Powell, Maurice Thompson & Robert P. Stockton

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By the Book: Peg Eastman, Richard Powell, Maurice Thompson & Robert P. Stockton

February 28, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm UTC+0

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The Huguenot heritage in the United States cannot be overstated. In the latter part of the sixteenth century, France was plunged into a series of religious wars. In 1589, Henry of Navarre became Henry IV of France, but peace was not achieved until he issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598, which recognized the Huguenots’ right to worship in the towns they controlled. While Henry IV lived, the financial and military security of the country was ensured. After his assassination in 1610, it ceased. Religious persecution resumed, and in 1685, Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes, and many French Protestants fled. Of the estimated 180,000 Huguenot refugees, approximately 3,000 crossed the Atlantic. This book is about their descendants and their influence on the development of the American republic and the rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. The Huguenot Church in Charleston, a national landmark, is the last Huguenot church in America. Join the authors of the new title Huguenot Church in Charleston as they discuss the churches history including the immigrants who help create the congregation.

By the Book: Peg Eastman, Richard Powell, Maurice Thompson & Robert P. Stockton

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Date:
February 28, 2018
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm UTC+0
Cost:
Free
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Website:
http://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/events-and-programs/2018/2/28/by-the-book-peg-eastman-richard-powell-maurice-thompson-robert-p-stockton

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Charleston Library Society
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843-723-9912
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Charleston Library Society
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Charleston, 29424 United States
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