St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre A Brief History with Documents

Name: St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre A Brief History with Documents
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ISBN: 9780312413606

ISBN-10: 0312413602

ISBN-13: 9780312413606

Edition: 2009

Authors: Barbara Diefendorf

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A riveting account of the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre, its origins, and its aftermath, this volume by Barbara B. Diefendorf introduces students to the most notorious episode in France's sixteenth century civil and religious wars and an event of lasting historical importance. The murder of thousands of French Protestants by Catholics in August 1572 influenced not only the subsequent course of France's civil wars and state building, but also patterns of international alliance and long-standing cultural values across Europe. The book begins with an introduction that explores the political and religious context for the massacre and traces the course of the massacre and its aftermath. The…

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List price: $26.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 9/2/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.55" wide x 8.20" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


A Note about the Texts and Translations


List of Illustrations


List of Major Figures



Introduction: Saint Bartholomew's Day and the Problem of Religious Violence


Religious Faith in an Insecure World


The Origins and Spread of the Protestant Reformation


Religious War and the Intensification of Religious Hatreds


The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre in Paris and the Provinces


Repercussions of the Massacre in France and Abroad


Memories of the Massacre



The Documents



Religious Divisions in Sixteenth-Century France


Opposing Views of the True Faith



Simon du Rosier, Antithesis of Jesus Christ and the Pope, 1561



Artus Desirï¿½Â©, Description of the City of God Besieged by the Wretched Heretics, 1550