Noble power during the wars of religion : the Guise affinity and the Catholic cause in Normandy / Stuart Carroll. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carroll, Stuart, 1965-

Series:

Cambridge studies in early modern history

Cambridge studies in early modern history Noble power during the French wars of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guise, House of.

Catholic Church--France--Normandy--History--16th century.

Catholic Church.

Nobility--France--Normandy--Political activity.

Nobility.

Normandy (France)--History--Religious aspects.

Normandy (France).

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

France.

Nobility--Political activity--France--Normandy.

Nobility--Political activity--Normandy--France.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 298 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Introduction: Political society during the Wars of Religion

1. The rise of the house of Lorraine in Normandy

2. Clients and servants

3. Faction, religious schism and dynastic strategy, 1558-1562

4. Civil war and blood feud, 1562-1574

5. Malcontents and defenders of the faith: the building of a political power base

6. The triumph of the Guise affinity in Normandy

7. The Catholic League in Normandy: hegemony and decline

App. A. Buyers of rentes from the ducs d'Aumale

App. B. Buyers of rentes from the duc d'Elbeuf

App. C. Muster rolls consulted

App. D. The Guise affinity in Picardy and the evolution of the Catholic League.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-289) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-511-00747-7