In 1562, a small group of French families gathered in secret outside the city walls of Rouen. They whispered prayers and sang quiet hymns, knowing discovery could mean prison—or worse. These weren’t rebels or revolutionaries. They were Huguenots, ordinary men and women whose French Huguenot beliefs placed them at odds with the French throne and […]
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Pedro Menendez vs Jean Ribault: Rivalry, Religion, and Retribution In 1565, two men stood on opposite sides of a brutal struggle for Florida’s future: Pedro Menendez de Avilés, a relentless Spanish admiral driven by religious zeal and loyalty to the Spanish crown, and Jean Ribault, a determined French Huguenot explorer seeking refuge and freedom for […]