Pierre De L''estoile and His World in the Wars of Religion

The Wars of Religion embroiled France in decades of faction, violence, and peacemaking in the late sixteenth century. This study offers a new history of these Wars of Religion from the perspective of the period's great diarist and collector, Pierre de L'Estoile (1546-1611), telling the story of his life and times.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: The Material World of a Household and Collection


• 2: The Social World of the Palais de Justice


• 3: Family Life and the Early Civil Wars, 1546-1580


• 4: The Reign of Henri III, 1574-1589


• 5: Drolleries of the League, 1589-1598


• 6: Book Collecting at the End of the Civil Wars, 1598-1611


• Conclusion


• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

Tom Hamilton is an Assistant Professor in Early Modern History at Durham University.

Summary

The Wars of Religion embroiled France in decades of faction, violence, and peacemaking in the late sixteenth century. This study offers a new history of these Wars of Religion from the perspective of the period's great diarist and collector, Pierre de L'Estoile (1546-1611), telling the story of his life and times.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Hamilton, Tom (University of Durham) Hamilton, Hamilton Tom
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.08.2021
• EAN: 9780198867104
• ISBN: 978-0-19-886710-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: The Past and Present Book Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, History of Religion, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance