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abstract |
A groundbreaking study of the migration of Calvinist refugees in Europe during the
Reformation, across a century of persecution, exile and minority existence. The book
follows the fortunes of some of the earliest families, forced to flee from the Tuscan
city of Lucca during the 1560s, through their journey to France during the Wars of
Religion to the St Bartholomew Massace and their search for refuge in Sedan. The book
traces the lives of tese interconnected families over three generations as they settled
in European cities from geneva to London, marrying into the diaspora of Reformed merchants.
Based on a potent combination of religion, commerce and family networks, these often
wealthy merchants were amongst the most successful of early modern capitalists. The
book shows how this interconnected network, reinforced through marriage and enterprise,
forged the backbone of international Calvinism in reformation Europe. |