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

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-45994-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3552 g

Reihe: Early Modern History: Society and Culture

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roberts, P.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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).