Peace and Authority During the French Religious Wars c.1560-1600 [electronic resource] /
Roberts, P.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface and Acknowledgements""; ""Note on Sources""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Paths to Peace""; ""The Growth of Reform""; ""The Reformed Church and the Crown""; ""The Path to Peace""; ""2 Phases of Peace""; ""Optimism and Disillusionment: The Edicts 1562â€?72""; ""Crisis and Renewal: The Edicts 1572â€?85""; ""Rejection and Restoration: The Edicts 1585â€?98""; ""3 Mechanisms of Peace""; ""The First Commissions, 1561â€?62""; ""The Amboise Commissions, 1563â€?66""; ""4 Brokers of Peace""; ""Commissioners and Confessional Choice""
""The Commissions: Challenges and Opposition""""5 Themes of Peace""; ""Piety and Justice""; ""Authority and Justice""; ""Loyalty and Service""; ""Contesting the Peace""; ""6 Communities of Peace""; ""Obedience and the Crown""; ""Obedience and Unity: Estates, Towns, Parlements""; ""Unity and Community""; ""7 Practicalities of Peace""; ""Official/Royal Provision of Sites""; ""Practicalities of Provision""; ""Resisting the Peace: Sites Disputed""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix I: Text of the 1563 (Amboise) Commissions""; ""Appendix II: Tables""
""Table 1 Royal edicts dealing with religious affairs before and during the wars""""Table 2 Declaration of the towns in the suburbs of which Reformed services were authorised, 1563""; ""Table 3 Peace of Saint-Germain, 1570, designated sites (suburbs)""; ""Table 4 Provisional list of councillors to be sent as commissioners to the provinces, 1563""; ""Table 5 Commissioners sent to the provinces (from various archival sources)""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
France-History.
Religion-History.
Europe-History.
History, Modern.
Philosophy (General).
Europe-History-1492-.
History of France.
History of Religion.
European History.
Modern History.
History of Philosophy.
History of Early Modern Europe.