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This volume considers the March 1560 conspiracy of Amboise and subsequent plots devised later that year to remove the young King Francis II from the sway of his chief advisors of the house of Guise and improve the legal situation of France’s Protestant movement. New and rediscovered evidence reveals the conspiracies to have been more closely linked to the network of Reformed churches within France and to John Calvin in Geneva than previously understood. The results compel a reconsideration not only of events that are often said to have constituted the first act of the French Wars of Religion, but also of Calvin’s political engagement and sagacity.
Price: $45.00
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Imprint: The American Philosophical Society Press
Series: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Publication Date:
01 January 2020
ISBN: 9781606180907
Format: eBook
BISACs:
HISTORY / Europe / France
"Benedict unearths extremely impressive details about these plots and does a wonderful job looking at the specific events, court cases, letters, legal testimony, wills, and other related materials associated with these conspiracies. Benedicts exhibits a mastery of these documents; it really is outstanding. He speaks about a myriad of individuals from François Morel to Bertrand de La Roche Chandieu, Villemongis, Charles Ferré, Guillaume Prevost, and numerous other figures, major and minor. All of this is extraordinarily impressive. … [T]here is much to appreciate in this monograph."
— Jon Balserak
"This important revisionist study is a must read for anyone interested in the formation of the French Reformed church, Calvin’s Geneva, and the French Wars of Religion."
— Eric Nelson
"This book is a masterful example of original source historical research. Benedict connects people and events in a web of conspiracy that propelled them all into the French Wars of Religion. It is well-written, and the conclusion cogently argued . . . For any student of this era, Philip Benedict has performed an invaluable service and advanced his reputation as one of the great scholars of this period."
— William C. Innes, Jr.
— Jon Balserak
"This important revisionist study is a must read for anyone interested in the formation of the French Reformed church, Calvin’s Geneva, and the French Wars of Religion."
— Eric Nelson
"This book is a masterful example of original source historical research. Benedict connects people and events in a web of conspiracy that propelled them all into the French Wars of Religion. It is well-written, and the conclusion cogently argued . . . For any student of this era, Philip Benedict has performed an invaluable service and advanced his reputation as one of the great scholars of this period."
— William C. Innes, Jr.