The Edict of Nantes signed by Henry IV on 13 April 1598 offered
the Protestants at least in words, freedom of conscience to
worship as they wanted. By October 1685, Louis XIV signed a
revocation order of the Treaty the drove them from the country
fleeing for both their lives and for religious freedom. It was a
disastrous time for my ancestors who mostly fled during the
night with few of their possessions and probably with their
heads covered in disguise, lest they be captured and imprisoned
or killed. The book, “A History of The Huguenots” by W. S.
Browning gives us insight in to the events surrounding this
infamous period of French history. Thanks to Google Books, we
can read it online.