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This volume provides an English translation of firsthand testimonies by three early modern French women. It illustrates the Huguenot experience of persecution and exile during the bloodiest times in the history of Protestantism: the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, the dragonnades, and the Huguenot exodus following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The selections given here feature these women’s experiences of escape, the effects of religious strife on their families, and their reliance on other women amid the terrors of war.
Edited by Colette H. Winn. Translated by Lauren King and Colette H. Winn
The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: The Toronto Series, Vol. 68
Edited by Colette H. Winn. Translated by Lauren King and Colette H. Winn
The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: The Toronto Series, Vol. 68
144 pages | 6 x 9 | © 2019
The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: The Toronto Series
Literature and Literary Criticism: American and Canadian Literature, General Criticism and Critical Theory

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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
The Other Voice 1
Charlotte Arbaleste Duplessis-Mornay (1548–1606) 3
Anne de Chaufepié (February 20, 1640–?) 7
Anne Marguerite Petit Du Noyer (1663–1719) 10
A Brief History of the Huguenots 14
Calvinist Theology and Human History 18
Tales of Survival 23
Women Crossing Borders 24
Families in Crisis 28
Women’s Friendship and Solidarity 32
Note on the Translation 38
Madame de Mornay, Memoirs (1584–1606) 43
Part One: The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre 43
Part Two: The Death of Her Son Philippe 53
Anne de Chaufepié, Journal (1689) 59
Madame Du Noyer, Memoirs (1703–1710) 81
Appendices
Glossary of Places 105
Table of Currencies and Values 111
Chronology 113
Testimonial Literature by Huguenot Women 123
Bibliography 127
Index 139
Introduction 1
The Other Voice 1
Charlotte Arbaleste Duplessis-Mornay (1548–1606) 3
Anne de Chaufepié (February 20, 1640–?) 7
Anne Marguerite Petit Du Noyer (1663–1719) 10
A Brief History of the Huguenots 14
Calvinist Theology and Human History 18
Tales of Survival 23
Women Crossing Borders 24
Families in Crisis 28
Women’s Friendship and Solidarity 32
Note on the Translation 38
Madame de Mornay, Memoirs (1584–1606) 43
Part One: The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre 43
Part Two: The Death of Her Son Philippe 53
Anne de Chaufepié, Journal (1689) 59
Madame Du Noyer, Memoirs (1703–1710) 81
Appendices
Glossary of Places 105
Table of Currencies and Values 111
Chronology 113
Testimonial Literature by Huguenot Women 123
Bibliography 127
Index 139
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