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The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre : The Mysteries of a Crime of State.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (286 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781526112194
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Saint Bartholomew's Day MassacreDDC classification:
  • 944.029
LOC classification:
  • DC118.J683 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
THE SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S DAY MASSACRE: THE MYSTERIES OF A CRIME OF STATE (24 AUGUST 1572) -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- TRANSLATOR'S NOTE -- AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- GLOSSARY OF FRENCH TERMS -- INTRODUCTION: THE ENIGMAS OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S DAY -- PART I: THE FRAGILITY OF CONCORD -- 1. TRIAL BY SUSPICION: THE PEACE OF 1570 -- 2. POLITICS MATRIMONIAL AND INTERNATIONAL -- 3. THE ASSAULT ON PEACE -- PART II: SWORD OF GOD,SWORD OF THE KING -- 4. SURGICAL STRIKE -- 5. CATHOLIC FURIES -- 6. THE KING'S TRUTH, REASON OF THE STATE -- PART III: CLARIFICATIONS AND RESPONSES -- 7. PROTESTANT MISFORTUNE IN BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE -- 8. POLITICAL READINGS OF THE FRENCH TRAGEDY -- 9. THE KING'S DEATH, OR THEMEANING OF A MASSACRE REVEALED -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX: SOCIO-PROFESSIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE MASSACRE VICTIMS ACCORDING TO LISTS IN PROTESTANT SOURCES -- SOURCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
Summary: A new English translation. Looks at the most notorious massacre in early modern European history and rejects most of the established accounts, especially those privileging conspiracy. Based on extensive research and a careful examination of existing interpretations, this book is the most authoritative analysis of a shattering event.
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THE SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S DAY MASSACRE: THE MYSTERIES OF A CRIME OF STATE (24 AUGUST 1572) -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- TRANSLATOR'S NOTE -- AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- GLOSSARY OF FRENCH TERMS -- INTRODUCTION: THE ENIGMAS OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S DAY -- PART I: THE FRAGILITY OF CONCORD -- 1. TRIAL BY SUSPICION: THE PEACE OF 1570 -- 2. POLITICS MATRIMONIAL AND INTERNATIONAL -- 3. THE ASSAULT ON PEACE -- PART II: SWORD OF GOD,SWORD OF THE KING -- 4. SURGICAL STRIKE -- 5. CATHOLIC FURIES -- 6. THE KING'S TRUTH, REASON OF THE STATE -- PART III: CLARIFICATIONS AND RESPONSES -- 7. PROTESTANT MISFORTUNE IN BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE -- 8. POLITICAL READINGS OF THE FRENCH TRAGEDY -- 9. THE KING'S DEATH, OR THEMEANING OF A MASSACRE REVEALED -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX: SOCIO-PROFESSIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE MASSACRE VICTIMS ACCORDING TO LISTS IN PROTESTANT SOURCES -- SOURCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.

A new English translation. Looks at the most notorious massacre in early modern European history and rejects most of the established accounts, especially those privileging conspiracy. Based on extensive research and a careful examination of existing interpretations, this book is the most authoritative analysis of a shattering event.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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