What was the Edict of Nantes?
A) A declaration that expelled the Huguenots from France
B) An essay that called for expelling Jews from France
C) An agreement that established Catholicism as the state religion of France
D) A declaration that granted the Huguenots the right to public worship in 150 French towns

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The Edict of Nantes was a declaration issued by King Henry IV of France in 1598 that granted the Huguenots (French Protestants) the right to public worship in 150 French towns. It also established certain guarantees of civil rights and religious freedom for the Huguenots, who had suffered persecution and violence during the French Wars of Religion. The edict helped to ease tensions between the Catholic majority and the Protestant minority in France, and it has been seen as a model for religious toleration in early modern Europe.

What Was the Edict of Nantes