Did you know that… ? “La Noue” was a soldier. At the end of the 16th century, France is the theatre of a fierce opposition between Catholics and Protestants. La Rochelle becomes the capital of Huguenot France and the Ile de Ré, one of the numerous battlefields of the area. In 1567, the Protestants rule the island before the Catholics fight back and hand it over again to the French king. In 1572, the St Bartholomew’s Day massacre brings more tension. In March 1574, officer La Noue, a Protestant and a member of a very old French family, defeats the Catholics once more and burns down churches.
Source : Visiter l’ïle de Ré – Sud ouest Editions