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.
Nende prantsuse protestantide vangistamine toimus ajal, mil Nantes’i edikt, mis oli toonud Prantsusmaale mingil määral usulist sallivust, oli vähehaaval oma mõju kaotamas.