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Placards

France · Religion / Roman Catholic Church. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1534Date range
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Chronological records

1534

Francis I1534

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Lutheranism was introduced in France after about 1520, Francis I was tolerant of religious reformers, but after the Affair of the Placards in 1534, he began to view Protestants as a threat and openly moved against them

Names involved

Francis I

Provenance

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