Henry IV and the Towns
Subtitle: The Pursuit of Legitimacy in French Urban Society, 15891610 (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 20, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780521025072
Subjects: European history: c 1500 to c 1750; c 1500 to c 1600; History - General History; History; History: World; France; Europe - France; Henry--IV, --King of France, --1553-1610 Henr; Henry--IV,--King of France,--1553-1610; History / Europe / General; History / France
First sentence: To many historians, and especially to Fernand Braudel, the part French towns played in the religious civil wars, and in particular their support of the Catholic League, marked a return to the age of medieval urban independence.