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A History of Sixteenth Century France, 1483-1598

Renaissance, Reformation and Rebellion

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Janine Garrisson
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Part of the book series: European Studies (EUROSTUD)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. The Kingdom and its People

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

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      Pages 3-8

    3. Peasant Life

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      Pages 9-31

    4. Urban Life

      • Janine Garrisson
      Pages 32-67

  3. The Renaissance Monarchy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
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    2. Passions in France

      • Janine Garrisson
      Pages 71-103

    3. Charles VIII and Louis XII

      • Janine Garrisson
      Pages 104-132

    4. Foreign Policy under François I and Henri II

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      Pages 133-169

    5. Domestic Politics under François I and Henri II

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      Pages 170-208

    6. The Monarchy and its Image

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      Pages 209-252

    7. Introduction to Part III

      • Janine Garrisson
      Pages 255-255

    8. The People in Power

      • Janine Garrisson
      Pages 256-278

    9. The Church and the Protestant Faction

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      Pages 279-296

    10. The Church and the Catholic Faction

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      Pages 297-318

    11. The Politiques

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      Pages 319-331

    12. Condé’s Wars, 1559–70

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      Pages 332-351

    13. The Massacre of Saint Bartholomew and the Baronial Wars, 1570–84

      • Janine Garrisson
      Pages 352-373

    14. The ‘War of the Three Henries’ and the Struggle for Peace under Henri IV, 1584–98

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      Pages 374-398

    15. Conclusion

      • Janine Garrisson
      Pages 399-403
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About this book

A masterful new survey of sixteenth-century France which examines the vicissitudes of the French monarchy during the Italian Wars and the Wars of Religion. It explores how the advances made under a succession of strong kings from Charles VIII to Henri II created tensions in traditional society which combined with economic problems and emerging religious divisions to bring the kingdom close to disintegration under a series of weak kings from Francois II to Henri III. The political crisis culminated in France's first succession conflict for centuries, but was resolved through Henri IV's timely reconnection of dynastic legitimism with religious orthodoxy.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A History of Sixteenth Century France, 1483-1598

  • Book Subtitle: Renaissance, Reformation and Rebellion

  • Authors: Janine Garrisson

  • Series Title: European Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24020-3

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1995

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 448

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: European History

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