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This book aims - through translations of key documents concerning communal religious violence, political confrontation and war - to provide the means to study the French Wars of Religion through the most important contemporary sources.

Documents include: key legislative acts of the period from the edicts concerning religion and toleration in 1560-62 to the 1590s; sources on types of religious violence during the early years of the wars; a detailed examination of the massacre of Saint Bartholomew; and the breakdown of royal authority in the 1580s and its restoration by Henry IV.

Each section is accompanied by a commentary which guides the reader through the documents translated.

		The French Wars of Religion: Selected Documents (Documents in History) by David Potter (Editor) ISBN-10: 9780312175450 ISBN-10: 0-312-17545-0 ISBN-13: 9780312175450 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-17545-0 Hardcover 1998-01-15 Palgrave Macmillan Find Lowest Price
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Product Description This book aims - through translations of key documents concerning communal religious violence, political confrontation and war - to provide the means to study the French Wars of Religion through the most important contemporary sources. Documents include: key legislative acts of the period from the edicts concerning religion and toleration in 1560-62 to the 1590s; sources on types of religious violence during the early years of the wars; a detailed examination of the massacre of Saint Bartholomew; and the breakdown of royal authority in the 1580s and its restoration by Henry IV. Each section is accompanied by a commentary which guides the reader through the documents translated.
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Not for experts only The author has translated the key French texts of the period into modern English (and thankfully removed some of the annoying flowery language of the time). Texts are grouped into chronological periods and each period has a lucid introduction summarizing the events of the period. This book is intended for those who really want to DIG into the period.