TY - BOOK AU - Jouanna, Arlette AU - Joseph Bergin TI - Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre: the mysteries of a crime of state (24 August 1572) SN - 9780719097553 (pbk.) U1 - 944.029 JOU 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Manchester PB - Manchester University Press KW - France KW - Religion and state N1 - £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 ER -