Blood and religion : the conscience of Henri IV, 1553-1593 / Ronald S. Love.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Love, Ronald S., 1955-2008.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and politics--France--History--16th century.

Religion and politics.

France--History--Henry IV, 1589-1610.

France.

France--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610.

Henry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, [9] pages of plates, 457 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Blood & religion

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A detailed study of the relationship between religion and politics in sixteenth-century France, as reflected through the early career of King Henri IV. This book concludes with a close analysis of Henri's conversion to Catholicism in July 1593, including the king's crisis of conscience as he struggled to secure his crown and preserve his soul.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Note to the Reader

Introduction: Interpreting Henri IV

Mother and Son, December 1553 to August 1572

The Counterfeit Catholic, August 1572 to February 1576

Blood, Belief, Behaviour, and the Shaping of a King, February 1576 to June 1584

The Years of Uncertainty, June 1584 to August 1589

The Years of Uneasy Balance, September 1589 to October 1591

The Years of Despair and Diminishing Choices, November 1591 to April 1593

Conversion and the Conscience of the King, May to July 1593

Conclusion: Reinterpreting Henri IV

Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [415]-449) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85899-8

9786612858994

0-7735-6884-0

OCLC:

180773053