Edict of Romorantin
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Edict of Romorantin
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The Edict of Romorantin, was a decree designed to alter the prosecution of heretics, promulgated by the King of France, François II, in May 1560. The decree came in the wake of the Amboise conspiracy in which many Protestant Huguenots had participated. Conscious that the previous policy of persecution embodied in the edicts of Châteaubriant and Compiègne had thus failed, the crown and the chancellor altered their strategy by distinguishing for the first time between heretics and rebels. The edic
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1560 French edict on punishing heretics
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Romorantin
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2024-02-03T15:41:05Z
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