The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 Resulted

question 46

Multiple Choice

The revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 resulted in

• A) the expulsion of students from the Oxford University for unorthodox ideas.
• B) imprisonment of heretics in the Dutch Republic.
• C) forced conversion, imprisonment, or exile for French Protestants.
• D) forcible baptism of Jewish children in the Papal States.
• E) increased censorship of scientific materials throughout Europe.

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