Among friends and enemies: An English republican in Swiss exile and his Huguenot circles

This article addresses the Huguenot connections of the English regicide Edmund Ludlow, who was forced into continental exile by the Restoration of the Stuart monarchy in England. For more than 30 years, Ludlow lived as a fugitive among Protestants in Geneva and in the Swiss Pays de Vaud where his lo...

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Published inThe Huguenot Society journal Vol. 36; p. 15
Main Author Mahlberg, Gaby
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Huguenot Society of Great Britain and 01.10.2023
Subjects
English language
Exile
Protestant Reformation
Protestantism
Geneva Switzerland
Switzerland
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Summary:This article addresses the Huguenot connections of the English regicide Edmund Ludlow, who was forced into continental exile by the Restoration of the Stuart monarchy in England. For more than 30 years, Ludlow lived as a fugitive among Protestants in Geneva and in the Swiss Pays de Vaud where his local networks protected him against royalist assassins. Many of those who helped him were Huguenots who had stories of flight and exile in their own families.
ISSN:2053-6267
DOI:10.3828/huguenot.2023.36.01.15