The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre : The Mysteries of a Crime of State.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (286 pages)
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.