The Huguenot Chronicles: Books 1 - 3: A historical fiction trilogy

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The three novels that make up The Huguenot Chronicles trilogy have been collected into a bundle which is available in eBook and audio book here. No more! To learn about all their travails, and how the end is played out, you simply MUST read the books. Despite having some Huguenot ancestry I knew virtually nothing about the period known as the 9 years war. The breath of the story and the description of the perils and indignities suffered by Huguenots are new to me and were illuminating.

The Huguenot Chronicles Trilogy by Paul C R Monk - Waterstones The Huguenot Chronicles Trilogy by Paul C R Monk - Waterstones

Another quibble I have is with character development. The protagonists are drawn very well. The antagonists not so much. The Huguenot family, especially the parents, are portrayed as so noble yet quite humble, so brave, so *good* they almost make one's teeth hurt, as my mother used to say. There is nary a hint of any waywardness that is the lot of all men, derived from the "total depravity", the "sin nature", that we are all born with. As my mother also was wont to say, these folks wouldn't say "shit" if they stepped in it. The closest thing to a fault was that the mother had a bit of a temper that occasionally escaped. A little more of this kind of thing, spread around, would have made these people a little more "real", so to speak.Plot-wise I am unsure that every boat and ship on the waters was so very fragile and the ubiquitous "pauper" villain appeared in the most unexpected places - too many of them.

The Huguenot Chronicles: Books 1-3 - Fantastic Fiction The Huguenot Chronicles: Books 1-3 - Fantastic Fiction

I was always interested in learning about the Huguenots, especially their mistreatment and expulsion from their native France. I had no idea it also included stripping them of their political rights, then their property, then imprisonment and potentially execution. This done at the behest of the Sun King, Louis XIV.Forcibly separated and driven from their native lands, the father is sentenced to slavery aboard a French vessel. Then he is sold, or "indentured" to a privateer ship. I enjoyed the story with its buccaneers, NY stories, and Switzerland & Germany travels during the time of Louis XIV and beginning of William of Orange’s reign (1688).

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I found the books compelling, my ancestors were Huguenots and weavers who came from France to London" ★★★★★ My major issue I have is the events taking place, and the attitudes herein, reflect more of the woke-isms of modern day than the late 17th century actually exhibited. Not nearly as much as those novels completed in 2019 & 2020, but enough linking it more with today’s Leftist morays than the periods realities. Starting to comment on the history narrated in the book. Being brought up as. Catholic, I have been completely ignorant of the history of Protestantism. The ordeal of the members of the Church founded by Calvin in the 1500 in Geneva. They were persecuted and forced to abjure of their beliefs or loose all their possessions and family. The chronicle of their faith reminded me of the first Christians hiding in catacombs to worship, and tortured because of their faith. Very refreshing and uplifting.

Thank you Mr. Paul Monk for your hours of research in bringing this very important time in our world history to light. I am proud to be the ancestor of the Huguenots. I found the books compelling, my ancestors were Huguenots and weavers who came from France to London" Part of my ancestry is French Huguenot. Eventually some of the family migrated to the U.S. I found the story to be very compelling and a great read." As a descendant of Huguenots who arrived to New Amsterdam in the 1600s, I was very interested in the history. French citizens Jacob & Jeanne were well-to-do devout believers who refused to abjure despite losing their wealth and faced imprisonment and exile to the New World. Their travails separate them from their children. Jacob is sent to the West Indies where he realizes despite his beliefs sometimes it’s kill or be killed. Both have difficult travels but find friends & fellow believers along the way. God is with them. So that was a relief, and I must say that during the writing, it never even occurred to me that it could be anti-Catholic in any way. In fact, I spent many years going to the Catholic Church in France where my first son was baptised and confirmed!

The Huguenot Chronicles, Books 1 - 3: Merchants of Virtue

I bought the trilogy, really pleased I did. I was able to seamlessly continue with the gripping story."★★★★★ I bought the trilogy, really pleased I did. I was able to seamlessly continue with the gripping story." ★★★★★ France, 1685. Jeanne is the wife of a wealthy merchant, but now she risks losing everything. Louis XIV’s soldiers will stop at nothing to convert the country’s Huguenot "heretics" to the "true" faith, yet Jeanne and Jacob hold fast to their principals of liberty of conscience.Based on true events, this dramatic trilogy is both an extremely well-researched, sobering history lesson and a vivid study of the character and motives of sincere believers encountering the brutal realities of a world ravaged by religious fanaticism and callous profiteering. You’ll adore this brilliantly researched historical saga, because everyone loves heart-warming tales of family loyalty and a fight for survival against the odds. You’ll adore this brilliantly researched historical saga because everyone loves heart-warming tales of family loyalty and a fight for survival against the odds.