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  2. Huguenots - Wikipedia

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    The Huguenot and Historical Association of New Rochelle was organized in 1885 for the purpose of perpetuating the history of its original Huguenot settlers. The mascot of New Rochelle High School is the Huguenot; and one of the main streets in the city is called Huguenot Street.

  3. History of the Huguenots in Kent - Wikipedia

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    The Huguenots: their Settlements, Churches, & Industries in England and Ireland. London: John Murray, Albermarle Street. Somner, William (1640). The Antiquities of Canterbury, or a survey of that ancient Citie, with the Suburbs, and Cathedrall. London: Printed by I.L. for Richard Thrale.

  4. Foreign Protestants Naturalization Act 1708 - Wikipedia

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    The Foreign Protestants Naturalization Act 1708 (7 Ann. c. 9), sometimes referred to as the Foreign and Protestants Naturalization Act 1708, [3] was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.

  5. List of Huguenots - Wikipedia

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    Key work: Memoirs of a Huguenot Family. [336] François Guizot (1787–1874), French historian, statesman. Key work: History of France. [337] Auguste Himly (1823–1906), French historian and geographer. [338] Francis Labilliere (1840–1895), Australian historian and imperialist, son of Huguenot-descended Charles Edgar de Labilliere. He was ...

  6. Huguenot weavers - Wikipedia

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    Huguenot weavers were French silk weavers of the Calvinist faith. They came from major silk-weaving cities in southern France, such as Lyon and Tours . They fled from religious persecution, migrating from mainland Europe to Britain around the time of Revocation of the Edict of Nantes , 1685.

  7. Category:Huguenot history in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Huguenot history in the United Kingdom" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.

  8. Historical immigration to Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    However, out of some 2,000,000 who left Russia by 1914, around 120,000 settled permanently in Britain. One of the main concentrations was the same Spitalfields area where Huguenots had earlier congregated. Immigration was reduced by the Aliens Act 1905 and virtually curtailed by the 1914 Aliens Restriction Act. [75]

  9. French migration to the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    French migration to the United Kingdom is a phenomenon that has occurred at various points in history. The Norman Conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066 resulted in the arrival of Normans, while in the 16th and 17th centuries Protestant Huguenots fled religious persecution to East London. Other waves (but less likely to have put ...