The French wars of religion, 1562-1629 Mack P. Holt

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holt, Mack P., author.

Series:

New approaches to European history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France. Edit de Nantes.

France.

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

Reformation--France.

Reformation.

Religion and politics--France.

Religion and politics.

Huguenots--History--17th century.

Huguenots.

Huguenots--France--History--17th century.

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

France--History--Louis XIII, 1610-1643.

Edit de Nantes (France).

Social aspects.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Third edition

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"This revised and updated edition of the definitive history of the French Wars of Religion explains why they were fought and how peace was finally restored after two generations of fighting. Since the publication of the second edition in 2005, recent scholarship has challenged traditional ideas of how the wars started and has included new research on peacemaking, memory studies, and the international dimensions of the conflict. Mack P. Holt offers a fresh narrative which incorporates these ideas, while continuing to make this complicated series of civil wars understandable and accessible to readers. Holt explores why France became divided by a civil war fought between both professional armies and civilians, why French elites believed that a simple policy of repression could succeed against the growth of Protestantism, and how peaceful coexistence between the two confessions was eventually established after nearly four decades of war. As a result, this study remains an essential introduction for both students and general readers"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Gallicanism and the Reformation

‘The beginning of a tragedy’ : The early wars of religion, 1562-1570

Popular disorder and religious tensions : The making of a massacre

The rhetoric of resistance : The unmaking of the body politic, 1574-1584

‘Godly warriors’ : The crisis of the League, 1584-1593

Henry IV and the Edict of Nantes : Remaking of Gallicanism, 1593-1610

The last war of religion, 1610-1629

Remembering the wars of religion : Keeping the peace, material life, and absolute monarchy

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 10, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Holt, Mack P. French wars of religion, 1562-1629

ISBN:

9781009516655

1009516655

OCLC:

1577291241

Access Restriction:

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