The Politics of Wine in Early Modern France - Religion and Popular Culture in Burgundy, 1477–1630

List of contents

List of figures; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and translations; Units of currency and measurement in Dijon; Introduction; Part I. Burgundy after the Valois Dukes (1477 to ca.1560); 1. Guarding the gospels: elections and politics; 2. Protected by the Virgin Mary: lay religious experiences; 3. Beasts in the vines: wine and material life; Part II. The Wars of Religion in Burgundy (ca.1550 to 1595); 4. The reformation in Burgundy; 5. Origins of the Catholic League in Burgundy; 6. Collapse of the League in Burgundy; Part III. From Foy de Bourgogne to Absolute Monarchy (1595 to 1630); 7. The contraction of popular politics and Catholic reform; 8. The crown, the magistrates, and the people: the Lanturelu Riot of 1630; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Mack P. Holt is Professor of History at George Mason University, Virginia. From 1998 to 1999 he served as Co-President of the Society for French Historical Studies, and from 2009 to 2011 as the President of the Society for Reformation Research. In 2005 and 2014, he was a Visiting Professor of History at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes in Paris, and in 2018 a Visiting Fellow Commoner at Trinity College, University of Cambridge.

Product details

• Authors: Mack P. Holt
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.03.2020
• EAN: 9781108456814
• ISBN: 978-1-108-45681-4
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 540 g
• Illustrations: 26 b/w illus. 3 maps 17 tables, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Karten, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss, Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: New Studies in European Histor; New Studies in European History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; France, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Social & cultural history, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, Social and cultural history, Church history, Manufacturing industries, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, Early 17th century c 1600 to c 1650, Food Manufacturing & Related Industries, Burgundy, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches