Martyrs and murderers : the Guise family and the making of Europe /
Carroll, Stuart, 1965-
Martyrs and murderers : the Guise family and the making of Europe / Stuart Carroll. - Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (xiv, 345 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables
Includes bibliographical references and index.
""Cover Page""; ""Martyrs and murderers""; ""Copyright page""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""List of maps, plates, and genealogical tables""; ""A note on coinage""; ""Invitation to a massacre""; ""'All for one: one for all'""; ""Dreams of empire""; ""Chacun à son tour""; ""Congregations, conspiracies, and coups""; ""The cardinal's compromise""; ""Bloodfeud""; ""Interlude: princess margot and the 'negress'""; ""A wedding and four thousand funerals""; ""False kings and true catholics""; ""The invasion of england""; ""Revolution""; ""Counter-revolution""; ""Epilogue"" ""Maps""""Genealogical Tables""; ""Further Reading""; ""Notes""; ""Photographic Acknowledgements""; ""Index""; ""plates""
The pre-eminent political and religious power-brokers of 16th-century France, the Guise family included in their number both Mary Queen of Scots and Catherine de Medici. This is a comprehensive account of their remarkable story, and their influence on one of Europe's most turbulent and formative eras.
0199229074 (cloth) 9780199229079 (cloth) 9780191571114 (electronic bk.) 0191571113 (electronic bk.)
9786612346521
234652 MIL
GBA962915 bnb
Uk
Guise, House of.
Maison de Guise.
Guise, House of.
Guise Familie.
1562-1598
Nobility--France--Biography.
Nobility--Political activity--France.
HISTORY.
Nobility.
Nobility--Political activity.
Regions & Countries - Europe.
History & Archaeology.
France.
Adel.
Hugenottenkriege.
France--History--Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598.
France--Histoire--1562-1598 (Guerres de religion)
France.
Frankreich.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
DC112.G8 / C37 2009eb
944.0290922
Martyrs and murderers : the Guise family and the making of Europe / Stuart Carroll. - Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (xiv, 345 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables
Includes bibliographical references and index.
""Cover Page""; ""Martyrs and murderers""; ""Copyright page""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""List of maps, plates, and genealogical tables""; ""A note on coinage""; ""Invitation to a massacre""; ""'All for one: one for all'""; ""Dreams of empire""; ""Chacun à son tour""; ""Congregations, conspiracies, and coups""; ""The cardinal's compromise""; ""Bloodfeud""; ""Interlude: princess margot and the 'negress'""; ""A wedding and four thousand funerals""; ""False kings and true catholics""; ""The invasion of england""; ""Revolution""; ""Counter-revolution""; ""Epilogue"" ""Maps""""Genealogical Tables""; ""Further Reading""; ""Notes""; ""Photographic Acknowledgements""; ""Index""; ""plates""
The pre-eminent political and religious power-brokers of 16th-century France, the Guise family included in their number both Mary Queen of Scots and Catherine de Medici. This is a comprehensive account of their remarkable story, and their influence on one of Europe's most turbulent and formative eras.
0199229074 (cloth) 9780199229079 (cloth) 9780191571114 (electronic bk.) 0191571113 (electronic bk.)
9786612346521
234652 MIL
GBA962915 bnb
Uk
Guise, House of.
Maison de Guise.
Guise, House of.
Guise Familie.
1562-1598
Nobility--France--Biography.
Nobility--Political activity--France.
HISTORY.
Nobility.
Nobility--Political activity.
Regions & Countries - Europe.
History & Archaeology.
France.
Adel.
Hugenottenkriege.
France--History--Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598.
France--Histoire--1562-1598 (Guerres de religion)
France.
Frankreich.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
DC112.G8 / C37 2009eb
944.0290922