Why was the Edict of Nantes important?

Nantes, Edict of (1598) French royal decree establishing toleration for Huguenots (Protestants). It granted freedom of worship and legal equality for Huguenots within limits, and ended the Wars of Religion. The Edict was revoked by Louis XIV in 1685, causing many Huguenots to emigrate.

Explanation:

a) they had recently endured the tyranny of the british king, parliament, and its royal

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