The imprisonment of these French Protestants coincided with the period when the Edict of Nantes, which had brought about a degree of religious tolerance in France, was gradually cast aside.
Šie franču protestanti tur nokļuva kādu laiku pēc Nantes edikta parakstīšanas, kad tā noteikumi, kas Francijā nodrošināja zināmu reliģisko iecietību, pamazām vairs netika ievēroti.