Martyrs and Murderers: The Guise Family and the Making of Europe
"[A] nuanced view of a dynasty legendary for its bloody and treacherous defense of Catholicism.... This thoughtful, comprehensive, and well-written volume will appeal to those interested in European history...."--Library Journal"[An] entertaining look at France's Guise family ... nuanced."--Economist"A very entertaining read and another angle to the political intrigue of Europe's royal families centuries ago,Martyrs and Murderersis a fine and excellent pick."--Midwest Book Review"Carroll not only tells this tale in lively fashion, he helps us understand how things all turned out as they did. He provides maps for those of us who are less than conversant with Renaissance French geography, and genealogical tables for those of us who keep getting confused about who is related in what way to whom."--National Catholic Reporter"Carroll states that he thought he had finished with the Guises after publishinghis earlier work on the family, but his editor persuaded him to writethis one. Historians of sixteenth-century France must applaud his editor.Thereis more to be said about the Guises, especially those of the first and third generations,but this book is not likely to be supplanted anytime soon."--The Catholic Historical Review