Martyrs and Murderers [electronic resource] : The Guise Family and the Making of Europe
Carroll, Stuart.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2011.
The House of Guise was one of the greatest princely families of the sixteenth century, or indeed of any age. Today they are best remembered through the tragic life of one family member, Mary Queen of Scots. But the story of her Guise uncles, aunts and cousins is if anything more gripping - and certainly of greater significance in the history of Europe. The Guise family rose to prominence as the greatest enemy of the House of Habsburg and had dreams of a great dynastic empire that included the British Isles and southern Italy. They were among the staunchest opponents of the Reformation, played 
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""Cover Page""; ""Martyrs and murderers""; ""Copyright page""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""List of maps, plates, and genealogical tables""; ""A note on coinage""; ""Invitation to a massacre""; ""'All for one: one for all'""; ""Dreams of empire""; ""Chacun à son tour""; ""Congregations, conspiracies, and coups""; ""The cardinal's compromise""; ""Bloodfeud""; ""Interlude: princess margot and the 'negress'""; ""A wedding and four thousand funerals""; ""False kings and true catholics""; ""The invasion of england""; ""Revolution""; ""Counter-revolution""; ""Epilogue""
""Maps""""Genealogical Tables""; ""Further Reading""; ""Notes""; ""Photographic Acknowledgements""; ""Index""; ""plates""
The House of Guise was one of the greatest princely families of the sixteenth century, or indeed of any age. Today they are best remembered through the tragic life of one family member, Mary Queen of Scots. But the story of her Guise uncles, aunts and cousins is if anything more gripping - and certainly of greater significance in the history of Europe. The Guise family rose to prominence as the greatest enemy of the House of Habsburg and had dreams of a great dynastic empire that included the British Isles and southern Italy. They were among the staunchest opponents of the Reformation, played 
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Guise, House of.
France -- History -- Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598.
Guise, House of.
Nobility -- France -- Biography.
Nobility -- Political activity -- France.
Nobility
Nobility
Power (Social sciences)
Regions & Countries - Europe
History & Archaeology
France