Great men and famous women : a series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in history Volume 1 . 164 SOLDIERS AND SAILORS GASPARD DE COLIGNI By Professor Creasy(1517-1572). THERE was a time, when the doctrines of the Reformation seemed destinedto achieve far ampler conquests over the dominion of Papal Rome thanthey have ultimately realized. France, in particular, at the commencement of the secondhalf of thesixteenthcentury, ap-peared to bealmost wonover to Hu-guenots (asthe follow-ers of theReformedFaith inthat country wer
Great men and famous women : a series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in history Volume 1 . 164 SOLDIERS AND SAILORS GASPARD DE COLIGNI By Professor Creasy(1517-1572). THERE was a time, when the doctrines of the Reformation seemed destinedto achieve far ampler conquests over the dominion of Papal Rome thanthey have ultimately realized. France, in particular, at the commencement of the secondhalf of thesixteenthcentury, ap-peared to bealmost wonover to Hu-guenots (asthe follow-ers of theReformedFaith inthat country were termed) formed the most influential, if not the largest part of the popula-tion of many of the principal provinces, and of nearly all the provincial capitals;they were numerous in Paris ; nor was there a single district or town in Francein which they had not obtained converts and power, before the war of 1562. The history of the Reformation in France is a mournful one ; but it presentsnames to our notice which every good heart must delight to honor ; and fore-most of these is the name of Gaspard de Coligni, the statesman, the soldier, andthe saint; who long was the stoutest champion of the Protestant cause, andfinal
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