Tracing Your Huguenot Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians

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Between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, many thousands of Protestants fled religious persecution in France and the Low Countries. They became one of the most influential immigrant communities in the countries where they settled, and many families in modern-day Britain will find a Huguenot connection in their past. Kathy Chater’s authoritative handbook offers an accessible introduction to Huguenot history and to the many sources that researchers can use to uncover the Huguenot ancestry they may not have realized they had. She traces the history of the Huguenots; their experience of persecution, and their flight to Britain, North America, the West Indies and South Africa, concentrating on the Huguenot communities that settled in England, Ireland, Scotland and the Channel Islands. Her work is also an invaluable guide to the various sources researchers can turn to in order to track their Huguenot ancestors, for she describes the wide range of records that is available in local, regional and national archives, as well as through the internet and overseas.Her expert overview is essential reading for anyone studying their Huguenot ancestry or immigrant history in Britain.

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Solution - Puzzle #1: Treason and plot

The words can be unjumbled as follows:

BLENHEIM + G

WESTMINSTER + U

WINDSOR + Y

RICHMOND + F

BUCKINGHAM + A

LAMBETH + W

KEW + K

HAMPTON COURT + E

ST JAMES’S + S

The name spelled out is GUY FAWKES, a figure involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 – which, if successful, would have blown up the Palace of Westminster.

Solution - Puzzle #2: Continental conundrum

The European cities are as follows:

MILAN

ANTWERP

TOULOUSE

ATHENS

HAMBURG

AMSTERDAM

ROME

ISTANBUL

The name hidden in the first letters of each city is Mata Hari, who was convicted of spying for Germany during the First World War.

Manufacturer/Publisher: Pen & Sword
Binding: Paperback
Author: Kathy Chater

SKU: 9781848846104

Description

Between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, many thousands of Protestants fled religious persecution in France and the Low Countries. They became one of the most influential immigrant communities in the countries where they settled, and many families in modern-day Britain will find a Huguenot connection in their past. Kathy Chater’s authoritative handbook offers an accessible introduction to Huguenot history and to the many sources that researchers can use to uncover the Huguenot ancestry they may not have realized they had. She traces the history of the Huguenots; their experience of persecution, and their flight to Britain, North America, the West Indies and South Africa, concentrating on the Huguenot communities that settled in England, Ireland, Scotland and the Channel Islands. Her work is also an invaluable guide to the various sources researchers can turn to in order to track their Huguenot ancestors, for she describes the wide range of records that is available in local, regional and national archives, as well as through the internet and overseas.Her expert overview is essential reading for anyone studying their Huguenot ancestry or immigrant history in Britain.

DELIVERY

We offer free standard UK delivery on all orders over £50.

Orders up to £30 are charged a flat fee of £4.95

Orders between £30.01 and £50 are charged a flat fee of £6.95.

Usual UK delivery timescale (excluding custom prints) is between 5 and 7 working days from the date of dispatch. Please allow up to 14 working days for delivery. For custom print delivery pricing and timescales see below. These timescales may vary especially when we have online sales and in the weeks before Christmas.

Delivery Worldwide

We can also ship most items worldwide. 

For full details, including prices, click here.

Custom Prints

Your prints and frames will be handmade by King & McGaw at their Sussex workshop.

Unframed orders are shipped within 5 working days (normally shipped next day).

Framed orders are shipped within 20 working days.

Further information on delivery timescales for custom prints can be found here.

RETURNS

If you are not completely satisfied with your item you may return it within 28 days for a refund.

For further details on returns click here.

Unfortunately we cannot offer a refund on custom prints unless they are faulty or we have made a mistake. Custom prints are exempt as they are made to order.

Code Cracker

Are you a subscriber to The National Archives mailing list? Sign up now to get our latest news -- and code crackers!

To mark the publication of Spydle, until the end of the year our e-newsletter will contain monthly taster puzzles – written exclusively for subscribers, with the solution published here.

Solution - Puzzle #1: Treason and plot

The words can be unjumbled as follows:

BLENHEIM + G

WESTMINSTER + U

WINDSOR + Y

RICHMOND + F

BUCKINGHAM + A

LAMBETH + W

KEW + K

HAMPTON COURT + E

ST JAMES’S + S

The name spelled out is GUY FAWKES, a figure involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 – which, if successful, would have blown up the Palace of Westminster.

Solution - Puzzle #2: Continental conundrum

The European cities are as follows:

MILAN

ANTWERP

TOULOUSE

ATHENS

HAMBURG

AMSTERDAM

ROME

ISTANBUL

The name hidden in the first letters of each city is Mata Hari, who was convicted of spying for Germany during the First World War.