Hi Tony, I have trouble explaining to some of my friends that Paris is not actually, scientifically speaking, the centre of the universe... The younger ones don't usually have the De Gaulle complex - they've been brought up on "Saving Private Ryan" and suchlike, so are totally convinced that the Normandy landings only involved US troops. No Brits, no Canadians, no Free French. They are very surprised, if not incredulous, when I talk about little jaunts like the St Nazaire raid. How do you say "Cockleshell Heroes" in French ? :-) Seriously, the problem with many French historians is that the whole idea of Protestantism is so alien to their way of thought that they can't take it on board. So it gets ignored or, if it comes up on the radar, swept under the carpet. Keep up the good work, ATB, Peter

Hi Peter Thanks for that - one of the reasons that I think this mag is actually good is that it not only shows the Protestantes in a good - i.e. historically impartial - light but it even goes as far as explaining what a Huguenot is, a word as you will know, which is hardly ever used in France. Regards Tony Fuller