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Edict of Nantes
Tolerance for Huguenots in France.
nantes, edict of
nantes edict of
Edict of Milan
The (Diatagma tōn Mediolanōn) the February, AD 313 agreement to treat Christians benevolently within the Roman Empire.
Edict of Expulsion
a royal decree expelling all Jews from the Kingdom of England that was issued by Edward I on 18 July 1290; it was the first time a European state is known to have permanently banned their presence.
Edict of Thessalonica
The Edict of Thessalonica (Greek: Έδικτο της Θεσσαλονίκης), issued on 27 February AD 380 by Theodosius I, made Nicene Christianity the state church of the Roman Empire.
Edict on Maximum Prices
The (Latin: Edictum
Edict of Fontainebleau
The (18 October 1685, published 22 October 1685) an edict issued by French King Louis XIV and is also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
Edict of Cyrus
The Edict of Cyrus usually refers to the biblical account of a proclamation by Cyrus the Great, the founding king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in 539 BC.
Sakoku Edict of 1635
The Sakoku Edict (Sakoku-rei, 鎖国令) of 1635 was a Japanese decree intended to eliminate foreign influence, enforced by strict government rules and regulations to impose these ideas.
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