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of England, after he had fled and abdicated on the arrival of William of Orange. OF ENGLAND AFTER HE HAD FLED AND ABDICATED ON THE ARRIVAL OF WILLIAM OF ORANGE
d Cavalier, and others endured severe persecution in the south of France. Dragoons were quartered on them, who made it their business to torment and insult them; their marriages were declared invalid, their children taken from them to be educated in the Roman Catholic faith. A great number, amounting to at least 100,000, succeeded in escaping, chiefly to Prussia, Holland, and England, whither they carried many of the manufactures that Colbert had taken so much pains to establish. Many of those who settled in England were silk weavers, and a large colony was thus established at Spitalfields, which long kept up its French character. 9. The War of the Palatinate.--This brutal act of tyranny was followed by a fresh attack on Germany. On the plea of a supposed inheritance of his sister-in-law, the Duchess of Orleans, Louis invaded the Palatinate on the Rhine, and carried on one of the most ferocious wars in history, while he was at the same time supporting the cause of his cousin, James II.  NAMED CAVALIER AND OTHERS ENDURED SEVERE PERSECUTION IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE DRAGOONS WERE QUARTERED ON THEM WHO MADE IT THEIR BUSINESS TO TORMENT AND INSULT THEM THEIR MARRIAGES WERE DECLARED INVALID THEIR CHILDREN TAKEN FROM THEM TO BE EDUCATED IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH A GREAT NUMBER AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND SUCCEEDED IN ESCAPING CHIEFLY TO PRUSSIA HOLLAND AND ENGLAND WHITHER THEY CARRIED MANY OF THE MANUFACTURES THAT COLBERT HAD TAKEN SO MUCH PAINS TO ESTABLISH MANY OF THOSE WHO SETTLED IN ENGLAND WERE SILK WEAVERS AND A LARGE COLONY WAS THUS ESTABLISHED AT SPITALFIELDS WHICH LONG KEPT UP ITS FRENCH CHARACTER NINE THE WAR OF THE PALATINE THIS BRUTAL ACT OF TYRANNY WAS FOLLOWED BY FRESH ATTACK ON GERMANY ON THE PLEA OF A SUPPOSED INHERITANCE OF HIS SISTER IN LAW THE DUCHESS OF ORLEANS LOUIS INVADED THE PALATINEATE ON THE RHINE AND CARRIED ON ONE OF THE MOST FEROCIOUS WARS IN HISTORY WHILE HE WAS AT THE SAME TIME SUPPORTING THE CAUSE OF HIS COUSIN JAMES THE SECOND
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