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 is the most authoritative analysis of a shattering event.
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 is the most authoritative analysis of a shattering event.
Arlette Jouanna is Professor Emerita of History at the University of Montpellier-III, France Joseph Bergin is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Manchester, Fellow of the British Academy and Correspondant Étranger, Institut de France.
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Translator's note Author's Acknowledgements Introduction PART ONE: THE FRAGILITY OF CONCORD 1. Trial by suspicion: the peace of 1570 2. Politics matrimonial and international 3. The assault on peace PART TWO: SWORD OF GOD, SWORD OF THE KING 4. Surgical strike 5. Catholic furies 6. The King's truth, reason of state PART THREE: ELUCIDATIONS AND RETORTS 7. Protestant misfortune in biblical perspective 8. Political readings of the French tragedy 9. The king's death, or the meaning of a massacre revealed Conclusion Appendix: Sociology of the victims of the Massacre, 1572 Sources and bibliography Index
Translator's note Author's Acknowledgements Introduction PART ONE: THE FRAGILITY OF CONCORD 1. Trial by suspicion: the peace of 1570 2. Politics matrimonial and international 3. The assault on peace PART TWO: SWORD OF GOD, SWORD OF THE KING 4. Surgical strike 5. Catholic furies 6. The King's truth, reason of state PART THREE: ELUCIDATIONS AND RETORTS 7. Protestant misfortune in biblical perspective 8. Political readings of the French tragedy 9. The king's death, or the meaning of a massacre revealed Conclusion Appendix: Sociology of the victims of the Massacre, 1572 Sources and bibliography Index
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