Myths about the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacres, 1572–1576

Robert M. Kingdon

Published by Harvard University Press 1988

Myths about the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacres, 1572–1576

Robert M. Kingdon

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674182202

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An epochal event in French history, the St. Bartholomew's Day religious massacres are still the subject of controversy. A leading historian of the early modern period, Robert Kingdon, writes about the reactions to the massacres that were published at the time, showing how the relatively new medium of print was used by the Protestants to shape reaction to the catastrophe an early example of the printing press as an agent of social and political change.

Kingdon describes the loosely connected network of printers in Geneva, Basel, Strasbourg, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, London, La Rochelle, and other cities that printed and distributed the grisly accounts of the murders of thousands of Protestants by Catholic zealots. But the pamphlets encompassed more than the making of martyrs. Some linked the massacres with an evil international conspiracy led by the French monarchy, Rome, and Spain. Others were political treatises arguing for a type of government that would no longer claim absolute power and would permit the survival of an ideological minority. Thus, the book contributes to an understanding of the history of printed propaganda and the role of myths in historical events, and illuminates important aspects of international diplomacy and political thought during the period of the later Reformation.

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Kingdon Robert :

Robert M. Kingdon was Hilldale Professor of History at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	viii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The Role of the Printing Press Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
2. The Hero: Gaspard de Coligny Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
3. Heroic Communities: Sancerre and La Rochelle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
4. International Propaganda: The Reveille-matin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
5. Appeals to the Poles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
6. Appeals to the Swiss and the Germans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
7. Appeals to the English Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
8. An Appeal to the Estates-General: The Franco-Gallia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
9. An Appeal to Inferior Magistrates: Du droit des magistrats Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
10. Appeals to the People: The Politique and the Discours de la servitude volontaire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
11. Tyrannicide: The Discours politiques Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
12. Political Assemblies and the Search for a New Hero Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
13. The Villain: Catherine de Médicis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
Abbreviations. Notes. Bibliography. Index
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Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 269
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 5
- Other: illustrations
Keywords: RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant; HISTORY / General; HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century; Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of, France, 1572.; France -- History -- Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674182202

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1988
ISBN: 9780674182196