"The Edict of Nantes" (1598)
In an effort to end the years of religious wars,Henry 1V of France issued an Edict which granted
Protestants of France(known as Huguenots) substantial rights, in a predominately Catholic nation.
Through the Edict, Henry,in the hope of national unity,offered a path of tolerance and freedom to the
Huguenots.
"The Edict of Fontainbleau." (1685)
In 1685 LouisX1V, by issuing the Edict of Fontainbleau revoked the Edict of Nantes and ordered the wholesale persecution of all Huguenots in an attempt to intimidate them to convert to Catholicism.This policy backfired as almost a million Huguenot artisans left France which caused a vacuum that was not filled for years.
These Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) relocated in Protestant countries all over the world,
and as skilled craftsmen were welcomed and encouraged by the recipient countries.One such country which benefited greatly from the techniques and styles of the immigrants, was England.
It is estimated that over 50.000 Huguenots fled to England during the persecutions.these immigrants were not slow to set up industries in Metalwork, Watchmaking, Cabinet making, Plateglass ,Silk, Lace, Gardening and Weaving.In time this helped to bring England into the forefront of European industry: much to the chagrin of the short-sighted French Catholics.In fact many of these Huguenots fought with England against France in a series of wars.
An example of this development can be found in Metal working with the arrival in England of a first generation refugee and brilliant silversmith Pierre Platel (1659-1719). He set up shop and later
gave work as an apprentice to one, Paul de Lamerie.
Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751) became the greatest silversmith working in England in the 18th
century. As a Huguenot,Paul came to England with his parents,fleeing the persecution in France.
His success as a silversmith lay not only in his exceptional powers of invention and creation, but also in his ability as a businessman,retailing some astonishingly spectacular silverware from his own workshop and also using the best external silversmiths,such as Paul Crespin and the" Maynard Master."
In an effort to end the years of religious wars,Henry 1V of France issued an Edict which granted
Protestants of France(known as Huguenots) substantial rights, in a predominately Catholic nation.
Through the Edict, Henry,in the hope of national unity,offered a path of tolerance and freedom to the
Huguenots.
"The Edict of Fontainbleau." (1685)
In 1685 LouisX1V, by issuing the Edict of Fontainbleau revoked the Edict of Nantes and ordered the wholesale persecution of all Huguenots in an attempt to intimidate them to convert to Catholicism.This policy backfired as almost a million Huguenot artisans left France which caused a vacuum that was not filled for years.
These Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) relocated in Protestant countries all over the world,
and as skilled craftsmen were welcomed and encouraged by the recipient countries.One such country which benefited greatly from the techniques and styles of the immigrants, was England.
It is estimated that over 50.000 Huguenots fled to England during the persecutions.these immigrants were not slow to set up industries in Metalwork, Watchmaking, Cabinet making, Plateglass ,Silk, Lace, Gardening and Weaving.In time this helped to bring England into the forefront of European industry: much to the chagrin of the short-sighted French Catholics.In fact many of these Huguenots fought with England against France in a series of wars.
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| Huguenot weavers houses in Canterbury |
gave work as an apprentice to one, Paul de Lamerie.
Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751) became the greatest silversmith working in England in the 18th
century. As a Huguenot,Paul came to England with his parents,fleeing the persecution in France.
His success as a silversmith lay not only in his exceptional powers of invention and creation, but also in his ability as a businessman,retailing some astonishingly spectacular silverware from his own workshop and also using the best external silversmiths,such as Paul Crespin and the" Maynard Master."
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| Cup an Cover 1736 |
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