TY - BOOK AU - Carroll,Stuart TI - Martyrs and murderers: the Guise family and the making of Europe SN - 0199229074 AV - DC112.G8 C37 2009eb U1 - 944.0290922 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Oxford, UK PB - Oxford University Press KW - Guise, House of. KW - Maison de Guise. KW - Guise KW - Nobility KW - France KW - Biography KW - Political activity KW - HISTORY KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Regions & Countries - Europe KW - hilcc KW - History & Archaeology KW - Adel KW - idszbz KW - Hugenottenkriege KW - History KW - Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598 KW - Histoire KW - 1562-1598 (Guerres de religion) KW - Frankreich KW - Electronic books KW - Biographies N1 - 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"" N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=298989 ER -