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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465693003321

Autore

Tingle Elizabeth C

Titolo

Authority and society in Nantes during the French wars of religion, 1559-98 [[electronic resource] /] / Elizabeth C. Tingle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-78170-086-9

1-84779-156-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Studies in early modern European history

Disciplina

944.1675031

946.043

Soggetti

Electronic books.

France History Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598

Nantes (France) History 16th century

Nantes (France) Church history 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

9780719067266; 9780719067266; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction: authority and societyin sixteenth-century Nantes; 2 Setting the scene: the city and its peoplein the mid-sixteenth century; 3 Challenges to authority: the development ofProtestantism in Nantes, 1558-72; 4 City governance in crisis:crown, conseil and municipality in theearly religious wars, 1559-74; 5 Taxation, war and rebellion:Nantes and Henry III, 1574-89; 6 The authority of tradition:Catholicism in Nantes, 1560-89

7 Nantes and the Catholic League rebellion,1589-988 Conclusions: authority and society inNantes during the religious wars; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This study explores the theory and practice of authority during the later sixteenth century, in the religious culture and political institutions of the city of Nantes, where the religious wars traditionally came to an end with the great Edict of 1598. The Wars of Religion witnessed serious challenges to the authority of the last Valois kings of France. Through detailed examination of the municipal and ecclesiastical records of



Nantes, the author considers challenges to authority, its renegotiation and reconstruction in the city during the civil war period. The book surveys the socio-economic s