From Valois to Bourbon
Dynasty, State and Society in Early Modern France
Distributed for Liverpool University Press
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 Cather de Medici was succeeded by the first of the Bourbons, Henri IV and King of Navarre.
This collection of studies by international experts in the field examines fresh evidence and casts new light upon the interpretation of the character and politics of the last of the Valois and Henri IV and the Bourbon dynasty.
This book is valuable for all those who take an interest in French history whether they be students, academics or general readers.
Contributions by
Sydney Anglo, Joseph Bergin, Christopher Bettinson, Richard Bonney, Keith Cameron, Richard Cooper, Denis Crouzet, Mark Greengrass, R. J. Knecht and N. M. Sutherland
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
History: European History
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