• Huguenot weavers were French silk weavers of the Calvinist faith. They came from major silk-weaving cities in southern France, such as Lyon and Tours...
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    The history of the Huguenots in Kent dates back to the mid 1500s. In the mid-16th century many Huguenots, experiencing persecution and conflict in France...
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    Walloons and Huguenots in Canterbury includes a block of houses in Turnagain Lane, where weavers' windows survive on the top floor, as many Huguenots worked...
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    Weaving (redirect from Weaver (occupation))
    Huguenot Weavers, Calvinists fleeing from religious persecution in mainland Europe, to Britain around the time of 1685 challenged the English weavers...
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  • Waxworks, the bells of St. Paul's Cathedral, Lambeth Palace, Big Ben and Huguenot weavers. A dozen black-and-white photos appear in the original edition, mostly...
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    particularly in the Second World War Baedeker Blitz. Survivors include the Huguenot "Old Weaver's House". St Martin's Mill is the only surviving mill out of the six...
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    The Huguenot Monument in Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa, is dedicated to the cultural influences that Huguenots have brought to the Cape Colony...
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  • Some notable French Huguenots or people with French Huguenot ancestry include: Salomon de Brosse (1571–1626), French architect. Isaac de Caus (1590–1648)...
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    Weavers' windows are large horizontal windows on the top floor of a weavers' cottage that allowed the residents light to weave. Weavers' windows are associated...
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    Irish and a Huguenot weaver being hanged in front of the Salmon and Ball public house at Bethnal Green. Price controls on amounts master weavers could pay...
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