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If taken while trying to escape, men were sent to the galleys, women to captivity, and children to convents for education. IF TAKEN WHILE TRYING TO ESCAPE MEN WERE SENT TO THE GALLEYS WOMEN TO CAPTIVITY AND CHILDREN TO CONVENTS FOR EDUCATION
tch, and they obtained aid from Germany and Spain, through a six years' terrible war, in which the great Turenne was killed at Saltzbach, in Germany. At last, from exhaustion, all parties were compelled to conclude the peace of Nimeguen in 1678. Taking advantage of undefined terms in this treaty, Louis seized various cities belonging to German princes, and likewise the free imperial city of Strassburg, when all Germany was too much worn out by the long war to offer resistance. France was full of self-glorification, the king was viewed almost as a demi-god, and the splendour of his court and of his buildings, especially the palace at Versailles, with its gardens and fountains, kept up the delusion of his greatness. 8. Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.--In 1685 Louis supposed that the Huguenots had been so reduced in numbers that the Edict of Nantes could be repealed. All freedom of worship was denied them; their ministers were banished, but their flocks were not allowed to follow them. HEY OBTAINED AID FROM GERMANY AND SPAIN THROUGH A SIX YEARS TERRIBLE WAR IN WHICH THE GREAT TURENNE WAS KILLED AT SALSBACH IN GERMANY AT LAST FROM EXHAUSTION ALL PARTIES WERE COMPELLED TO CONCLUDE THE PEACE IN NIMOGON IN SIXTEEN SEVENTY EIGHT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE UNDEFINED TERMS IN THIS TREATY LOUIS SEIZED VARIOUS CITIES BELONGING TO GERMAN PRINCES AND LIKEWISE THE FREE IMPERIAL CITY OF STRASBURG WHEN ALL GERMANY WAS TOO MUCH WORN OUT BY THE LONG WAR TO OFFER RESISTANCE FRANCE WAS FULL OF SELF GLORIFICATION THE KING WAS VIEWED ALMOST AS A DEMIGOD AND THE SPLENDOR OF HIS COURT AND OF HIS BUILDINGS ESPECIALLY THE PALACE AT VERSAILLES WITH ITS GARDENS AND FOUNTAINS KEPT UP THE DELUSION OF HIS GREATNESS EIGHT REVOCATION OF THE EDICT OF NANTES IN SIXTEEN EIGHTY FIVE LEWIS SUPPOSED THAT THE HUGUENOTS HAD BEEN SO REDUCED IN NUMBERS THAT THE EDICT OF NAUGHT COULD BE REPEALED ALL FREEDOM OF WORSHIP WAS DENIED THEM THEIR MINISTERS WERE BANISHED BUT THEIR FLOCKS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO FOLLOW THEM
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