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The lifetime of Francois Hotman (1524-1590) was one of the most tumultuous periods in European history. Donald R. Kelley shows how this protege of Calvin and agent of many of the great Protestant princes became involved in ecclesiastical politics, Huguenot diplomacy, and conspiracy. One of the first modern revolutionaries, Hotman rebelled not only



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*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xv*I. Introduction: An Age of Revival, pg. 1*II. The Making of a Protestant PARIS, 1524-1548, pg. 11*III. In The Shadow Of Calvin Geneva-Lausanne, 1548-1555, pg. 42*IV. A Confusion of Tongues Strasbourg, I555-1558, pg. 71*V. The Time of the Tiger Strasbourg, 1558-1561, pg. 99*VI. The Time of the Whore Strasbourg-Chatillon, 1561-1563, pg. 130*VII. Interlude: An Age of Revolution Europe, 1564, pg. 168*VIII. Toga and Sword Valence-Bourges, 1563-1571, pg. 179*IX. Machiavelli's Holiday Geneva, 1572, pg. 205*X. Kulturkampf Geneva, 1573-1576, pg. 227*XI. De Profundis Geneva-Basel, 1576-1584, pg. 264*XII. A Brutish Thunderbolt Geneva-Basel, 1584-1590, pg. 292*XIII. Conclusion: An Age of Resolution Europe, 1594, pg. 327*Appendices, pg. 335*Sources, pg. 347*Index, pg. 361

Francois Hotman A Revolutionarys Ordeal

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 8 March 2015
      ISBN-13 9780691619293
      978-0691619293
      ISBN-10 0691619298

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The lifetime of Francois Hotman (1524-1590) was one of the most tumultuous periods in European history. Donald R. Kelley shows how this protege of Calvin and agent of many of the great Protestant princes became involved in ecclesiastical politics, Huguenot diplomacy, and conspiracy. One of the first modern revolutionaries, Hotman rebelled not only



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xv*I. Introduction: An Age of Revival, pg. 1*II. The Making of a Protestant PARIS, 1524-1548, pg. 11*III. In The Shadow Of Calvin Geneva-Lausanne, 1548-1555, pg. 42*IV. A Confusion of Tongues Strasbourg, I555-1558, pg. 71*V. The Time of the Tiger Strasbourg, 1558-1561, pg. 99*VI. The Time of the Whore Strasbourg-Chatillon, 1561-1563, pg. 130*VII. Interlude: An Age of Revolution Europe, 1564, pg. 168*VIII. Toga and Sword Valence-Bourges, 1563-1571, pg. 179*IX. Machiavelli's Holiday Geneva, 1572, pg. 205*X. Kulturkampf Geneva, 1573-1576, pg. 227*XI. De Profundis Geneva-Basel, 1576-1584, pg. 264*XII. A Brutish Thunderbolt Geneva-Basel, 1584-1590, pg. 292*XIII. Conclusion: An Age of Resolution Europe, 1594, pg. 327*Appendices, pg. 335*Sources, pg. 347*Index, pg. 361

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