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Informationen zum Autor Joseph Bergin is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Manchester, Fellow of the British Academy and Correspondant Étranger, Institut de France. Klappentext On 18 August 1572, Paris hosted the lavish wedding of Marguerite de Valois and Henri de Navarre, which was designed to seal the reconciliation of France's Catholics and Protestants. Only six days later, the execution of the Protestant leaders on the orders of the king's council unleashed a vast massacre by Catholics of thousands of Protestants in Paris and elsewhere. Why was the celebration of concord followed so quickly by such unrestrained carnage? Arlette Jouanna's new reading of the most notorious massacre in early modern European history rejects most of the established accounts, especially those privileging conspiracy, in favour of an explanation based on ideas of reason of state. The Massacre stimulated reflection on royal power, the limits of authority and obedience, and the danger of religious division for France's political traditions. Based on extensive research and a careful examination of existing interpretations, this book is the most authoritative analysis of a shattering event. Zusammenfassung A new English translation. Looks at the most notorious massacre in early modern European history and rejects most of the established accounts! especially those privileging conspiracy. Based on extensive research and a careful examination of existing interpretations! this book is the most authoritative analysis of a shattering event. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Translator's noteAuthor's AcknowledgementsIntroductionPART ONE: THE FRAGILITY OF CONCORD1. Trial by suspicion: the peace of 15702. Politics matrimonial and international3. The assault on peacePART TWO: SWORD OF GOD, SWORD OF THE KING4. Surgical strike5. Catholic furies6. The King's truth, reason of statePART THREE: ELUCIDATIONS AND RETORTS 7. Protestant misfortune in biblical perspective8. Political readings of the French tragedy9. The king's death, or the meaning of a massacre revealedConclusionAppendix: Sociology of the victims of the Massacre, 1572Sources and bibliographyIndex...
