Hello, listers -- If you want to be entertained and, at the same time, learn lots of things about 16th century northern France, please visit the website for Le Poulet Gauche at http://www.lepg.org/ which describes itself as "a guide to the history, culture, and daily life of 16th century France". This website has been created by members of the Society for Creative Anachronism who are actually living in the U.S. but who attempt to authentically re-create life in the northern France of 400 years ago. They do this by learning as much as they can about the time period and location, by adopting imaginary "personas" of people who might have been living then, and by organizing events during which they recreate, as much as is possible, that time/place (in the clothing they wear, their conversation and manners, food served, etc). Le Poulet Gauche is an imaginary tavern in Calais (France), the master of the establishment being one Monsieur Jehan du Lac "a Gascon Huguenot". There is a lengthy interview with Mons. du Lac at http://www.lepg.org/intervw.htm in which he expresses his thoughts on a variety of different subjects, including religion. I'm not sure but I think the name of the tavern translates as The Left-handed Chicken (??) A modern and historical description of the Calais area is at: http://www.lepg.org/calais.htm. Topics listed on the site are: History & Politics (which includes the Reformation and also the Wars of Religion), Society & Culture, Tavern Life (some interesting description here <g>), Entertainment, Aspects of Everyday Life (includes discussion of clothing, money, etc.) There are maps, as well as a bibliography and, under the heading Resources, a section called Common Expressions for the French-Impaired. There are also lots of links to information on related topics re: this time period and location. As I said, a very entertaining but also educational website. Hope you enjoy it. Andrea