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S/H/146. Why did 'Calvinism' fail to replace Catholicism as the dominant religion in France between 1560 and 1600?

WORDS:
1800
DATE:
2009
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19.99 GBP

The paper looks at the Protestant Reformation in Europe focusing on the Calvinist movement in France that was aimed against the corruption within the Catholic Church, and discussing the features of French monarchy, the massacre of Huguenots, and the reasons behind the failure of Calvinism to replace Catholicism.

 

KEYWORDS: Calvinism, protestant Reformation, France, Huguenots, Catholicism,

 
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