Les protestants à Nîmes au temps de l'Édit de Nantes

In this detailed study the listener is taken into the world of Nîmes’ Protestant community during the early seventeenth century, when the Edict of Nantes shaped the fragile balance between faith and politics. The author sets the stage by outlining the broader social landscape, then narrows the focus to the city’s Calvinist population, asking how they navigated municipal authority and lived alongside their Catholic neighbors.

The narrative maps the intricate hierarchy that sustained the Huguenot movement: provincial councils, annual colloques, and the layered ecclesiastical bodies from local consistories up to the national synod. It explains how these assemblies enforced discipline, directed political action, and maintained a sense of collective identity. By examining minutes, correspondence, and contemporary accounts, the work reveals daily life, communal decision‑making, and the subtle negotiations that defined Protestant existence in Nîmes before the turbulence of later centuries.