Dreams of silk and wine: Huguenot refugees and the quest for empire
The migration of Huguenot refugees to Britain's North American colonies reveals a bold plan to transform the empire. Administrators hoped that the new arrivals would jumpstart new economic pursuits in the colonies, especially the production of silk and wine. Huguenots themselves embraced the vi...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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The Huguenot Society journal
Year: 2021, Volume: 34, Pages: 49-66 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBQ North America |
| Summary: | The migration of Huguenot refugees to Britain's North American colonies reveals a bold plan to transform the empire. Administrators hoped that the new arrivals would jumpstart new economic pursuits in the colonies, especially the production of silk and wine. Huguenots themselves embraced the vision, promoting themselves as talented people who could reinvigorate British America. These plans all failed, but they inspired the formation of new Huguenot colonies around the continent, especially in Virginia and South Carolina, from the 1680s well into the eighteenth century. |
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| ISSN: | 2053-6267 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland, The Huguenot Society journal
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