The French Wars of Religion, 1562-1629

Informationen zum Autor Mack P. Holt is Professor of History at the George Mason University. His previous publications include The Duke of Anjou and the Politique Struggle during the Wars of Religion (1986) and Renaissance and Reformation France, 1500-1648 (2002, ed.). Zusammenfassung This is the 2005 second edition of a comprehensive study of the French wars of religion. Focusing on the social history of religion! it argues that this conflict was fomented by religious tensions among the population at large. The text has been updated and the 'Suggestions for further reading' entirely re-written. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chronological table of events; 1. Prologue: Gallicanism and reform in the sixteenth century; 2. 'The beginning of a tragedy': the early wars of religion, 1562-70; 3. Popular disorder and religious tensions: the making of a massacre, 1570-4; 4. The rhetoric of resistance: the unmaking of the body politic, 1574-84; 5. Godly warriors: the crisis of the league, 1584-93; 6. Henry IV and the edict of Nantes: the remaking of Gallicanism; 7. Epilogue: the last war of religion, 1610-29; 8. Conclusions: economic impact, social change and absolutism; Short biographies; Genealogical charts; Suggestions for further reading.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Mack P. Holt, Professor Mack P. Holt
• Mitarbeit: William Beik (Herausgeber), T. C. W. Blanning (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 13.10.2005
• EAN: 9780521547505
• ISBN: 978-0-521-54750-5
• Abmessung: 154 mm x 227 mm x 13 mm
• Serie: New Approaches to European History
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch