The French Religious Wars 1562-1598 (Essential Histories)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: June 25, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781841763958
Subjects: Civil war; European history: c 1500 to c 1750; Religious conflict; c 1500 to c 1600; History, Military; France - History; Military History - Modern; Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-15; History; History - General History; History: World; Military - General; History / Military / General; Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598; France; Reformation; Europe - France; Military - Other; Modern - General; 16th century
First sentence: The series of civil wars which tore France apart between 1562 and 1598 are commonly called the Wars of Religion, but it has been suggested that religion was used by the nobles who fought in the wars as a cloak of respectability for their own selfish aims.