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Peace and Authority During the French Religious Wars c.1560-1600 P. Roberts

Peace and Authority During the French Religious Wars c.1560-1600 By P. Roberts

Peace and Authority During the French Religious Wars c.1560-1600 by P. Roberts

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Through a wide-ranging and close analysis of archival sources, this book re-evaluates both the role of royal authority and of local agency in the French religious wars in the lead up to the Edict of Nantes of 1598. Drawing on extensive research, it provides a new perspective on the political, religious, social and cultural history of the conflict.

Peace and Authority During the French Religious Wars c.1560-1600 Summary

Peace and Authority During the French Religious Wars c.1560-1600 by P. Roberts

Through a wide-ranging and close analysis of archival sources, this book re-evaluates both the role of royal authority and of local agency in the French religious wars in the lead up to the Edict of Nantes of 1598. Drawing on extensive research, it provides a new perspective on the political, religious, social and cultural history of the conflict.

Peace and Authority During the French Religious Wars c.1560-1600 Reviews

By drawing on extensive research in local and royal archives and the recent work of other scholars, including Jeremie Foa, Olivier Christin, and Michel de Waele, Penny Roberts presents an excellent overview of the peacemaking efforts throughout the war years, which culminated with the Edict of Nantes in 1598. - Keith P. Luria, North Carolina State University, USA

About P. Roberts

Penny Roberts is Associate Professor (Reader) in History at the University of Warwick, UK. She has written extensively on the social, cultural, religious and political history of sixteenth-century France, especially the period of its religious wars (c.1560-1600).

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements A Note on Sources Abbreviations Introduction 1. Paths to Peace 2. Phases of Peace 3. Mechanisms of Peace 4. Brokers of Peace 5. Themes of Peace 6. Communities of Peace 7. Practicalities of Peace Conclusion Appendix I: Text of the 1563 (Amboise) Commissions Appendix II: Tables Bibliography

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NLS9781349459940
9781349459940
1349459941
Peace and Authority During the French Religious Wars c.1560-1600 by P. Roberts
P. Roberts
Early Modern History: Society and Culture
New
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2013-01-01
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