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Noble Power during the French Wars of Religion: The Guise Affinity and the Catholic Cause in Normandy: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History

Autor Stuart Carroll
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 noi 2005
Noble affinities were the essence of power in sixteenth-century France. This is the first book to analyse the development of a noble following during the whole course of the Wars of Religion and the first substantial study of the Guise - the most powerful family of the period - to appear for over a century. The Guise, champions of the catholic cause, were the largest landowners in the province and used Normandy as a base for their support of catholicism in the British Isles. The family exploited religious dissension to build a formidable ultra-catholic party in Normandy which ultimately challenged the monarchy. This study breaks new ground by illuminating the relationship between high politics and popular confessional solidarities, especially the rise of radical catholicism. It exploits new archival sources to consider all groups in political society, reinterpreting court politics and discussing groups usually excluded from the traditional political narrative, such as the peasantry.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521023870
ISBN-10: 0521023874
Pagini: 320
Ilustrații: 6 b/w illus. 8 maps 5 tables
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Acknowledgments; Introduction: the rise of the house of Lorraine in Normandy; 2. Servants and clients; 3. Faction, religious schism and dynastic strategy, 1558–62; 4. Civil war and blood feud, 1562–1574; 5. Malcontents and defenders of the faith: the building of a power base; 6. The triumph of the Guise affinity in Normandy; 7. The Catholic League in Normandy: hegemony and decline; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography.

Recenzii

'… breaks new ground … The author is to be congratulated on a fresh and challenging study, and on his extensive use of manuscript sources, many of them requiring time and skill to interpret successfully.' English Historical Review
'… a fine study with much to offer and it deserves a wide readership.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History

Descriere

A study of the political affinities of the Guise family in France during the sixtreenth century.