Publisher's Synopsis
This book presents brief information on many of the people who criticized or sought to bring reform to the Roman Catholic Church in France. It gives information on their efforts and contributions even if they fled to country in order to survive. The book begins with attempts beginning in the late 1400's and goes into about the mid-1600's. Many of these persons paid for their convictions and courage with their lives. Some also recanted and rejoined the Catholic Church. The book shows the consequences of allowing any group of humans to attain excessive power.
