The Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre: The mysteries of a crime of state
Arlette Jouanna
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Description for The Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre: The mysteries of a crime of state
Paperback. A new English translation. Looks at the most notorious massacre in early modern European history and rejects most of the established accounts, especially those privileging conspiracy. Based on extensive research and a careful examination of existing interpretations, this is the most authoritative analysis of a shattering event. Translator(s): Bergin, Joseph. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
On 18 August 1572, Paris hosted the lavish wedding of Marguerite de Valois and Henri de Navarre, which was designed to seal the reconciliation of France’s Catholics and Protestants. Only six days later, the execution of the Protestant leaders on the orders of the king’s council unleashed a vast massacre by Catholics of thousands of Protestants in Paris and elsewhere. Why was the celebration of concord followed so quickly by such unrestrained carnage?
Now in paperback for the first time, Arlette Jouanna’s new reading of the most notorious massacre in early modern European history rejects most of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
468g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719097553
SKU
V9780719097553
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99-15
About Arlette Jouanna
Arlette Jouanna is Professor Emerita of History at the University of Montpellier-III, France|Joseph Bergin is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Manchester, Fellow of the British Academy and Correspondant Étranger, Institut de France. -- .
Reviews for The Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre: The mysteries of a crime of state
Winner of the American Historical Association’s 2014 J. Russell Major Prize 'This is a career-capping tour de force. Jouanna’s mastery of primary and secondary sources in many languages allows her to weave together, on the one hand, a compelling narrative of the political and diplomatic history of Saint-Barthélemy as event with, on the other, insights from recent scholarship about ... Read more