Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre : the mysteries of a crime of state (24 August 1572) /
By Arlette Jouanna : translated from the french by Joseph Bergin.
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.
- 271 pages, 23 cm.
£21.99/- Gratis
PART ONE: THE FRAGILITY OF CONCORD 1. Trial by suspicion: the peace of 1570 2. Politics matrimonial and international 3. The assault on peace PART TWO: SWORD OF GOD, SWORD OF THE KING 4. Surgical strike 5. Catholic furies 6. The King's truth, reason of state PART THREE: ELUCIDATIONS AND RETORTS 7. Protestant misfortune in biblical perspective 8. Political readings of the French tragedy 9. The king's death, or the meaning of a massacre revealed Conclusion Appendix: Sociology of the victims of the Massacre, 1572 Sources and bibliography Index