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Subject: [HWE] Were all French Protestants, Huguenots
Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 03:49:38 EDT

Hello Listers

I've read with great interest the recent discussions around the Reformation,
and the Anglican Church, and Protestants in France, and it's got me wondering
about something which I hope someone may be able to clear up for me.

I'm not an expert, but I've read a couple of books and articles and other
information about the Strangers or Adventurers in the Fens in England, and where
they came from.

There seems to be some conflicting opinion;

in Trevor Bevis "The Rivermakers", there is general reference to the
Adventurers who often settled around Thorney and Whittlesey, being Huguenots and
Walloons.

In "Melting into the Landscape", an Article by Jean Tsushima in "From
Strangers to Citizens", it clearly states that the Adventurers Community were
Walloons and not Huguenots.

This was in the early to mid 1600s.

But to go back a bit further, it is thought that the community who initially
came to England and the Fens with Cornelius Vermuyden in the 1620s, that they
came from Holland. They had gradually moved north after being exiled from
France for being French Protestants and helping the English in Calais until the
French won it back in around 1565.

So, my question mainly is;

were the French Protestants of Calais in the 1560s, Huguenot,

was there a distinction between the French Protestants of northern France,
and the Huguenots of Paris and La Rochelle,

if so, were the French Protestants of Calais, Calvinists

what is the difference between Huguenots and Calvinists, and which came first

are Walloons the Protestants of Flanders (which is now Belgium and Holland)

I appreciate that i have now asked a number of questions, but, it's been on
my mind for a while so i thought i'd get it off my chest.

I hope this question opens some interesting discussion and opinion

Regards

David Anker
(Hanquart, Hanquar, Hanchor, Anchor, Ankor, Anker)

Yorkshire, England

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