The 1598 Edict of Nantes gave this group freedom of worship in many parts of France
In 
France, the Edict of Nantes in 1598 embraced the provisions of previous... [DOC] [TLE] The Edict of Nantes | History Today [PAR] Signed by Henri IV of France at Nantes on April 13th, 1598, the edict put a 
temporary end to the ferocious religious wars between Roman ... out by both 
sides, the most notorious was the St Bartholomew's Day massacre of Protestants 
in Paris in 1572.