Martyrs and murderers : the Guise family and the making of Europe / Stuart Carroll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carroll, Stuart, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nobility--France--Biography.

Nobility.

Nobility--Political activity--France.

France--History--Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598.

France.

Guise, House of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The House of Guise was one of the greatest princely families of the sixteenth century, or indeed of any age. Today they are best remembered through the tragic life of one family member, Mary Queen of Scots. But the story of her Guise uncles, aunts and cousins is if anything more gripping - and certainly of greater significance in the history of Europe. The Guise family rose to prominence as the greatest enemy of the House of Habsburg and had dreams of a great dynastic empire that included the British Isles and southern Italy. They were among the staunchest opponents of the Reformation, played

Contents:

Contents; List of Maps, Plates and Genelogical Tables; A note on coinage; 1. INVITATION TO A MASSACRE; 2. 'ALL FOR ONE: ONE FOR ALL'; 3. DREAMS OF EMPIRE; 4. CHACUN À SON TOUR; 5. CONGREGATIONS, CONSPIRACIES, AND COUPS; 6. THE CARDINAL'S COMPROMISE; 7. BLOODFEUD; INTERLUDE: PRINCESS MARGOT AND THE 'NEGRESS'; EPILOGUE; Maps; Genealogical Tables; Further Reading; Notes; Photographic Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-34652-0

9786612346521

0-19-157111-3

OCLC:

502012602