In the second half of the sixteenth century, France was racked by religious civil wars and peace was only restored when Henry of Navarre finally converted to Catholicism, deciding in his immortal phrase that 'Paris is worth a mass'.
In this lucid introduction to a complex period in French history, Robert Knecht:
Explains the evangelical and Lutheran origins of the Huguenot Church in France
Challenges simplistic interpretations of the religious conflict as purely a cloak for political rebellion
Provides concise analysis of the wars themselves and the ferment of...
In the second half of the sixteenth century, France was racked by religious civil wars and peace was only restored when Henry of Navarre finally co...
