Soir Folks, Protestantes in a good light ? My goodness me, must be published in Bretagne then :) Hmm then again some there don't have much good to say about the French anywho, no matter the flavour of their religious ancestors. Discovering Reformation / Protestante history in that part of the motherland is difficult at the best of times. Ever since those darn fishermen burnt the library in Rennes, or part thereof. I may just have to contact Fuller the Great and enquire further, in private email of course. Ok ok sweet concierge of all things HWE, I shall now mention, that I too am seeking any information regarding the Protestante (Huguenot) rising in Bretagne from around 1535 to 1600. Which of course is part of French history. Kind Regards, Peter Leroy Tony Fuller said : > 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.

peter@leroy.ws a écrit : > Soir Folks, > > Protestantes in a good light ? > > My goodness me, must be published in Bretagne then :) Hmm then again some there don't have much good to say about the French anywho, no matter the flavour of their religious ancestors. > > Discovering Reformation / Protestante history in that part of the motherland is difficult at the best of times. Ever since those darn fishermen burnt the library in Rennes, or part thereof. > > I may just have to contact Fuller the Great and enquire further, in private email of course. > > Ok ok sweet concierge of all things HWE, I shall now mention, that I too am seeking any information regarding the Protestante (Huguenot) rising in Bretagne from around 1535 to 1600. Which of course is part of French history. > > Kind Regards, > Peter Leroy > > Hi Peter, Correction - it wasn't the library (thank goodness !) but the parlement - i.e. law courts - and as far as I know no XVIth century documents were lost. And while the fire did break out after a pretty angry demonstration there has never been any proof that it was started by the fishermen - let alone deliberately. That said, what are you looking for ? Do you have Nicole Vray's book ? Best regards, Peter Meazey, Dinan, Brittany. site perso (in French) : http://la-jegado.monsite.orange.fr

My goodness Leroy Lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! French history, well there's a thought - slight diversion of course but the French didn't win the war (last one that is) nor did they win in North Africa. Last year (maybe year before) a history mag had an edition devoted to great French battles - problem was, about 50% were LOST - not for one moment doubting the bravery of the French Poilu but it's the way French historians spin things - very silly sometimes. Now for a positive spin on Huguenots and Protestantes, come further south than Normandie/Bretagne. This area gets forgotten somehow but not only was it the site of major events during the Wars of Religion but it has always been the awkward corner where the non-conformists = broadly anti-Catholic = left wing = Freemasons = Cathares (bit further south east into the Languedoc actually but it's French history so flexible) = why it's such an interesting place to live from an historians (and personal) point of view. Good to see that tempus hasn't fugit'd you yet Peter. Regards Tony Fuller