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The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre : the Mysteries of a Crime of State.
On 18 August 1572, Paris hosted the lavish wedding of Marguerite de Valois and Henri de Navarre, which was designed to seal the reconciliation of France's Catholics and Protestants. Only six days later, the execution of the Protestant leaders on the orders of the king's council unleashed a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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Oxford :
Manchester University Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 PERSPECTIVE8. 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.