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In August 1589 Henri III, the last of the Valois Kings of France, was assassinated by a Dominican monk, Jacques Clement. This ill-fated and much maligned son of Henri II and Catherine de Medici was succeeded by the first of the Bourbons, Henri IV and King of Navarre.

Table of Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction Keith CAMERON
  • 1. Henri III: Some Determinants of vituperation Sydney ANGLO
  • 2. Henri III, the Guises and the Huguenots N. M. SUTHERLAND
  • 3. The Politiques and the Politique Party: a Reappraisal Christopher BETTINSON
  • 4. The Blois Assassinations: sources in the Vatican Richard COOPER
  • 5. Henri IV, King of Reason? Denis CROUZET
  • 6. The Public Context of the Abjuration of Henri IV Mark GREENGRASS
  • 7. Henri IV and the Problem of the French Episcopate Joseph BERGIN
  • 8. Royal Patronage and the Arts in France, 1574-1610 R.J. KNECHT
  • 9. Was there a Bourbon Style of Government? Richard BONNEY
  • Notes on Contributors

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      Publisher: Liverpool University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 9/3/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780859893107, 978-0859893107
      ISBN10: 0859893103

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In August 1589 Henri III, the last of the Valois Kings of France, was assassinated by a Dominican monk, Jacques Clement. This ill-fated and much maligned son of Henri II and Catherine de Medici was succeeded by the first of the Bourbons, Henri IV and King of Navarre.

      Table of Contents
      • List of Figures
      • Acknowledgements
      • Introduction Keith CAMERON
      • 1. Henri III: Some Determinants of vituperation Sydney ANGLO
      • 2. Henri III, the Guises and the Huguenots N. M. SUTHERLAND
      • 3. The Politiques and the Politique Party: a Reappraisal Christopher BETTINSON
      • 4. The Blois Assassinations: sources in the Vatican Richard COOPER
      • 5. Henri IV, King of Reason? Denis CROUZET
      • 6. The Public Context of the Abjuration of Henri IV Mark GREENGRASS
      • 7. Henri IV and the Problem of the French Episcopate Joseph BERGIN
      • 8. Royal Patronage and the Arts in France, 1574-1610 R.J. KNECHT
      • 9. Was there a Bourbon Style of Government? Richard BONNEY
      • Notes on Contributors

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