Quite how my family got itself stuck in a fundamentalist rut is one of the puzzles I try to excavate in the Huguenot Jo blog. Our mulish opposition to religious conformism and the state arose from our Huguenot roots - and our ancestors’ secret flight from savage persecution at the hands of French Catholics.
The Blog
The blog is the heart of the Huguenot Jo website. You can sign up to follow it by email (at the bottom of each page) or via social media.
In the blog, I’m exploring what happened to my family within the wider story of the Huguenots and their part in European history and culture.
Protestantism has a particular take on the role of women in society: women's rage and "the outcast woman" are recurrent themes.
THE BACKGROUND
The About page outlines the origins of the blog, and lists Huguenot names borne by my forebears.
The Bibliography lists all the books and films I’ve consulted, reviewed or recommended as sources; the Resources section lists recommended websites for further leads.
Frequently Asked Questions tries to answer the most common questions about Huguenots, Strict Baptists and the blog. The Gallery is a great place for inspiration and to browse pictures illustrating Huguenot history.
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Recent posts
Thanksgiving Thursday: starting a New World Order
Thanksgiving in America celebrates the first arrival of a band of Puritans in the New World in 1620, having survived an arduous sea passage from England in a vessel called The Mayflower. These Pilgrim Fathers had a distinct ambition of founding a godly kingdom on...
End of an era for The Huguenots of Spitalfields
The Huguenots of Spitalfields, a charity set up by the boundlessly energetic Charlie de Wet, has announced its closure. I have files and files of notes I took on Huguenots of Spitalfields outings. I reckon the first one I went on was in 2014, but 2015 was a really...
Huguenot Heroes: Zoom Lecture on 23 November from 7.00pm to 8.00pm
The Huguenots of Spitalfields have organised an art event which promises to be unique. It’s a look at some of the famous Huguenots whose portraits now hang in the National Portrait Gallery. “From Calvin to Churchill, Garrick to Garland, the legacy of the Huguenots...
Too many men – Women of Bedford protest
There are eleven statues in the town of Bedford, and not one of them is of a woman. A vigorous local campaign has grown up to put that right. The campaign group Women of Bedford wants to erect the first statue in the town to celebrate a woman - educational reformer,...
