joyce hamptonFeb 252 minLockdown – a modern incarcerationWe have all experienced during this last year periods of great restraint in our lives, such as limitations on when we leave home, where...
joyce hamptonJan 104 minJourneys of fear and of hopeMy last blog spoke of the sheer desperation felt by Huguenots as one by one almost all of the safeguards within the Edict of Nantes were...
joyce hamptonNov 12, 20202 minThe first "dragonnade" in Poitou (1681)I would like you try to imagine what it would have been like to fell forced to flee your homeland, especially during unfavourable weather...
joyce hamptonOct 6, 20202 minAn event that became one of the key anniversaries in the history of the Huguenots - 22 October.On the 22nd October 1685, The Edict of Fontainebleau, more commonly known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV was...
joyce hamptonSep 11, 20201 min11 SEPTEMBER: A DATE TO REMEMBER – A DATE TO MOURNFollowing on from my blog last month about the St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, I am now going to tell you about the next chapter in this...
joyce hamptonAug 24, 20202 minA massacre which will always be remembered - St Bartholomew'sAugust had been a hot month, but tensions were high as the guests had arrived for the wedding of the Protestant Henri of Navarre and the...
joyce hamptonAug 3, 20202 minA special date to rememberYesterday, was the anniversary of the birth of a man who was to become a famous King of France, he was also highly respected by the...
joyce hamptonJul 16, 20201 minAn incredible journey - new release This week is very much on a theme of France. We have of course celebrated Bastille Day on the 14 July, an important date for all of...
joyce hamptonJul 4, 20201 minBooks are the nectar of the mindThere are many things we have not been able to do in the last few months but apart from physica exercise there is one other important...
joyce hamptonJul 4, 20201 minGrow Your Blog CommunityWith Wix Blog, you’re not only sharing your voice with the world, you can also grow an active online community. That’s why the Wix blog...
Joyce HamptonJun 23, 20201 minToday will be historyHistory is like the wheel of fortune - it goes around and around. 2020 and we are in the midst of a pandemic as we were in 1918 and we...
Joyce HamptonAug 22, 20191 minTo engage in a battle of words or to seek solaceTo write, is something every author does from the heart, whether it is a factual or a fictional book. On days words will flow and you...
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