Early Modern History: Society and Culture

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Peace and Authority During the French Religious Wars C.1560-1600

by Penny Roberts

Published 1 January 2013

Through a wide-ranging and close analysis of archival sources, this book re-evaluates both the role of royal authority and of local agency in the French religious wars in the lead up to the Edict of Nantes of 1598. Drawing on extensive research, it provides a new perspective on the political, religious, social and cultural history of the conflict.