Authority and society in Nantes during the French Wars of Religion, 1558-1598 /
This study explores the theory and practice of authority during the later sixteenth century, in the religious culture and political institutions of the city of Nantes, where the religious wars traditionally came to an end with the great Edict of 1598. The Wars of Religion witnessed serious challenge...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2006.
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Colección: | Studies in early modern European history.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction: authority and societyin sixteenth-century Nantes; 2 Setting the scene: the city and its peoplein the mid-sixteenth century; 3 Challenges to authority: the development ofProtestantism in Nantes, 1558-72; 4 City governance in crisis:crown, conseil and municipality in theearly religious wars, 1559-74; 5 Taxation, war and rebellion:Nantes and Henry III, 1574-89; 6 The authority of tradition:Catholicism in Nantes, 1560-89.
- 7 Nantes and the Catholic League rebellion,1589-988 Conclusions: authority and society inNantes during the religious wars; Select bibliography; Index.