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The Wars of Religion in France 1559-1576 / The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II — James Westfall Thompson

The Wars of Religion in France 1559-1576 / The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II

James Westfall Thompson

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 737 pages

A scholarly history of the French Wars of Religion from 1559 to 1576. It follows the Huguenot struggle, Catherine de' Medici's political maneuvers, and Philip II's involvement in France's religious and dynastic conflicts. Listen for a detailed view of Reformation-era politics, diplomacy, and civil war.

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The
Wars of Religion in France
1559-1576
VIEW OF PARIS
From a sketch by Jacques Callot (1592-1635).
The
Wars of Religion in France
1559-1576
The Huguenots Catherine de Medici
and Philip II
BY
JĵƽŧǪ WŧǪǵżĵƯƯ TƒLjƽǙǪLjƿ, Pƒ.D.
Associate Professor of European History in
the University of Chicago

CHICAGO:
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
LONDON:
T. FISHER UNWIN, 1 ADELPHI TERRACE
1909
CLjǙΏǡƗƄƒǵ 1909 BΏ
Tƒŧ UƿƗ΄ŧǡǪƗǵΏ Ljż CƒƗŕĵƄLj
Published May 1909
Composed and Printed By
The University of Chicago Press
Chicago, Illinois, U. S. A.
TO
MARY HAWES WILMARTH
THE LARGESS OF WHOSE SPIRIT HAS MADE THE
WORLD RICHER AND LIFE NOBLER
PREFACE

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Contents

  1. The Wars of Religion in France 1559-1576
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. LIST OF MAPS AND PLATES
  5. CHAPTER I
  6. CHAPTER II
  7. CHAPTER III
  8. CHAPTER IV
  9. CHAPTER V
  10. CHAPTER VI
  11. CHAPTER VII
  12. CHAPTER VIII
  13. CHAPTER IX
  14. CHAPTER X
  15. CHAPTER XI
  16. CHAPTER XII
  17. CHAPTER XIII
  18. CHAPTER XIV
  19. CHAPTER XV
  20. CHAPTER XVI
  21. CHAPTER XVII
  22. CHAPTER XVIII
  23. APPENDICES
  24. INDEX
  25. FOOTNOTES:
  26. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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