The experience of the Huguenots (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Who were the Huguenots?
Who were the Huguenots?
French Protestant refugees
Huguenot migration period to England
Huguenot migration period to England
1670-1710
Number of Huguenots who fled to England
Number of Huguenots who fled to England
40,000-50,000
1685 event that increased Huguenot refugees
1685 event that increased Huguenot refugees
Revocation of Edict of Nantes
Main London settlement area for Huguenots
Main London settlement area for Huguenots
Spitalfields
Spitalfields' nickname
Spitalfields' nickname
weaver town
Silk production increase 1650-1700
Silk production increase 1650-1700
20 times
Huguenot churches in Spitalfields by 1700
Huguenot churches in Spitalfields by 1700
Nine
Status Charles II granted Huguenots
Status Charles II granted Huguenots
Denizen status
William & Mary's donation 1689-1693
William & Mary's donation 1689-1693
£39,000
1700 Act for Huguenots
1700 Act for Huguenots
Foreign Protestants Naturalization Act
Years of Spitalfields riots
Years of Spitalfields riots
1675, 1681, 1683
How Huguenots resolved tensions with English weavers
How Huguenots resolved tensions with English weavers
Shared their weaving techniques
Advantage of Spitalfields location
Advantage of Spitalfields location
Outside guild jurisdiction
Total relief raised for Huguenots by 1700
Total relief raised for Huguenots by 1700
Over £64,000