| Description |
1 online resource (xii, [9] pages of plates, 457 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note to the Reader -- Introduction: Interpreting Henri IV -- Mother and Son, December 1553 to August 1572 -- The Counterfeit Catholic, August 1572 to February 1576 -- Blood, Belief, Behaviour, and the Shaping of a King, February 1576 to June 1584 -- The Years of Uncertainty, June 1584 to August 1589 -- The Years of Uneasy Balance, September 1589 to October 1591 -- The Years of Despair and Diminishing Choices, November 1591 to April 1593 -- Conversion and the Conscience of the King, May to July 1593 -- Conclusion: Reinterpreting Henri IV -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
A detailed study of the relationship between religion and politics in sixteenth-century France, as reflected through the early career of King Henri IV. This book concludes with a close analysis of Henri's conversion to Catholicism in July 1593, including the king's crisis of conscience as he struggled to secure his crown and preserve his soul |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-449) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610.
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Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610 |
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Religion and politics -- France -- History -- 16th century
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- France.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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Kings and rulers
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Religion and politics
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France -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
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France -- History -- Henry IV, 1589-1610.
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France
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collective biographies.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780773568846 |
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0773568840 |
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