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The National Politics Web Guide presents a biographical sketch of English King Henry I (1068 or 1069-1135) as part of the section on English heads of state from 924 to 1649. Henry I conquered Normandy and centralized the administration of England and Normandy.
Vincent J. Pitts chronicles the life and times of one of France’s most remarkable kings in the first English-language biography of Henri IV to be published in twenty-five years. An unwelcome heir to the throne, Henri ruled over a kingdom plagued by religious civil war and political and economic instability. By the end of his reign in 1610 he had pacified his warring country, restored its prosperity, and reclaimed France’s place as a leading power in Europe. Pitts draws upon the rich scholarship of recent decades to tell the captivating story of this pivotal French king. From boyhood, Henri was destined to be leader and protector of the Huguenot movement in France. He served as chief of the Calvinist party and fought for the Huguenot forces in the bloody Wars of Religion before an extraordinary sequence of dynastic mishaps left the Protestant warlord next in line for the French crown. Henri was forced to renounce his faith in support of his claim to the Catholic throne and to unite his deeply divided country. A master of political maneuvering, Henri restored order to a country in the throes of great religious, political, and economic upheaval. He was assassinated in 1610 by a Catholic zealot. Vincent Pitts expertly recounts this history and skillfully untangles its complex set of personalities and events. Pitts engages the vast amount of literature relating to the king himself as well as the large body of recent scholarship on France during this time. The result is a fascinating biography of a French king and a comprehensive history of sixteenth-century France.
France in the Age of Henri IV by Mark Greengrass Pdf
This study was the first systematic attempt to reach behind the myth of Henri IV - famous for having brought order to France after long civil war - and explores the reality of his achievement. This Second Edition has been substantially updated.
L'esprit d'Henri IV. Anecdotes of Henry IV. of France, shewing the great encouragement he gave to literature. With several of his letters, never before published. Translated from the French of L. L. Prault by Louis Laurent PRAULT Pdf
"Paris is worth a Mass". So said Henri IV on his conversion to Catholicism, according to cynics, and the motives behind the act have been the stuff of history ever since. The Conversion of Henri IV reclaims the religious significance of this momentous event in the development of the French monarchy and early modern political culture. Michael Wolfe offers an in-depth account of the political, diplomatic, and theological dimensions of the 1593 conversion of the Protestant Henri de Navarre. Where others have emphasized the ideological aspects of the conflict sparked by the conversion, Wolfe situates the controversy within contemporary ideas about confessional change and practice, as well as the historical traditions that defined what it meant to be French. Using pamphlets, sermons, letters, and memoranda, he traces the conversion crisis as it unfolded in the minds of the king's subjects and as it affected their loyalties and actions during the last religious wars. In this analysis, the public response to Henri IV's conversion reveals a great deal about contemporary notions of personal piety and the Church, political ideals and the state, as well as social identity and obligations. Joining the history of mentalite with that of political and religious behavior, Wolfe also pays close attention to the impact of military and political developments. This approach helps explain the fundamental role of Henri IV's conversion in the establishment and acceptance of Bourbon absolutism in the last two centuries of the ancien regime. While not denying the political importance of Henri IV's conversion, this book underscores the profound religious implications of the event. It puts religion back into theWars of Religion and thereby enhances our understanding of the rise of the early modern French state.
Author : Paul Ferdinand Willert Publisher : New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons Page : 522 pages File Size : 44,8 Mb Release : 1893 Category : France ISBN : UCAL:$B320884
Henry IV of France and the Politics of Religion by Nicola Mary Sutherland Pdf
In this work, Volume I covers the period 1572-1589, ending with the murder of Henry III. Volume II covers the remaining years 1589-1596, from Henry's accession to his abjuration and coronation, the end of the war with the Catholic League, and the negotiation in Rome of his absolution.
Vert-galant, panache blanc, « Paris vaut bien une messe », édit de Nantes, poule au pot… Henri IV (1553-1610) a laissé une trace saillante dans la mémoire des Français. Sa vie de légende et la légende de sa vie se confondent désormais en un mythe vivace et rassembleur. Tour à tour catholique et protestant, guerrier et pacificateur, reconstructeur et bâtisseur, enjôleur et séducteur, Béarnais et Gascon mais aussi terriblement Français, Henri IV, le roi-martyr de la rue de la Ferronnerie, demeure aujourd’hui encore le roi préféré des Français. Il est devenu une figure familière et débonnaire, presque un contemporain. Si sa personnalité kaléidoscopique faite d’ombres et de lumières, et son œuvre foisonnante expliquent en partie ce souvenir, c’est plus sûrement à la vaste entreprise de mythification, initiée de son vivant et consolidée au cours des siècles, que l’on doit sa pérennisation. Roi manipulateur, Henri IV a été à son tour manipulé par tous les régimes politiques depuis sa mort. À chaque époque, une strate supplémentaire s’est ajoutée au vernis légendaire et mythique. De cette dialectique où le mythe semble répondre à la légende, émerge en filigrane l’image d’Henri IV qui perdure aujourd’hui encore. Homme et souverain au destin unique, véritable héros tombant à point nommé pour relever une France qui semble alors à terre, Henri IV a toutes les qualités pour des sujets ou des citoyens en mal de figures tutélaires. C’est le portrait de cet homme singulier, tout autant que les traces encore visibles de son héritage mythique, que l’auteur se propose ici de dresser. Grégory Champeaud, docteur en histoire moderne de l’université Bordeaux-Montaigne, enseigne à Sciences Po Bordeaux. Ses travaux portent plus particulièrement sur l’histoire des guerres civiles et de la pacification dans la France de la seconde moitié du XVIe siècle. Préface d’Anne-Marie Cocula-Vaillières
Henry IV and the Towns by S. Annette Finley-Croswhite Pdf
This 1999 book is a serious study of Henry IV's relationship with the towns of France, and offers an in-depth analysis of a crucial aspect of his craft of kingship. Set in the context of the later Wars of Religion, it examines Henry's achievement in reforging an alliance with the towns by comparing his relationship with Catholic League, royal and Protestant towns. Annette Finley-Croswhite focuses on the symbiosis of three key issues: legitimacy, clientage and absolutism. Henry's pursuit of political legitimacy and his success at winning the support of his urban subjects is traced over the course of his reign. Clientage is examined to show how Henry used patron-client relations to win over the towns and promote acceptance of his rule. By restoring legitimacy to the monarchy, Henry not only ended the religious wars but also strengthened the authority of the crown and laid the foundations of absolutism.
