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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.
Providing a revision of historical perspective, this updated
edition takes account of current research on the nature of
propaganda, sectarian conflict, the operations of aristocratic
patronage and the nature of provincial and municipal politics
during the French civil wars.
This unique book critically evaluates the virtual representation of
the past through digital media. A distinguished team of leading
experts in the field approach digital research in history and
archaeology from contrasting viewpoints, including philosophical,
methodological and technical. They illustrate the challenges
involved in representing the past digitally by focusing on specific
cases of a particular historical period, place or technical
problem.
This unique book critically evaluates the virtual representation of
the past through digital media. A distinguished team of leading
experts in the field approach digital research in history and
archaeology from contrasting viewpoints, including philosophical,
methodological and technical. They illustrate the challenges
involved in representing the past digitally by focusing on specific
cases of a particular historical period, place or technical
problem.
The seventeenth century in Western Europe remains the key time and
place for the development of modern science; the basic theme of
this book is what the nature of seventeenth-century archives can
tell us about this development, through a series of case studies
(Boyle, Galileo, Huygens, Newton included). Manuscript collections
created by the individuals and institutions who were responsible
for the scientific revolution offer valuable evidence of the
intellectual aspirations and working practices of the principal
protagonists. This volume is the first to explore such archives,
focusing on the ways in which ideas were formulated, stored and
disseminated, and opening up understanding of the process of
intellectual change. It analyses the characteristics andhistory of
the archives of such leading intellectuals as Robert Boyle, Galileo
Galilei, G.W. Leibniz, Isaac Newton and William Petty; also
considered are the new scientific institutions founded at the time,
the Royal Society andthe Academie des Sciences. In each case,
significant broader findings emerge concerning the nature and role
of such holdings; an introductory essay discusses the
interpretation and exploitation of archives. MICHAEL HUNTERis
Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London.
Contributors: MICHAEL HUNTER, MASSIMO BUCCIANTINI, MARK GREENGRASS,
ROBERT A. HATCH, FRANCES HARRIS, JOELLA YODER, DOMENICO BERTOLONI
MELI, ROB ILIFFE, JAMES G.O'HARA, MORDECHAI FEINGOLD, CHRISTIANE
DEMEULENAERE-DOUYRE, DAVID STURDY
Mark Greengrass's gripping, major, original account of Europe in an
era of tumultuous change SUNDAY TIMES and FINANCIAL TIMES Books of
the Year 2014 This addition to the landmark Penguin History of
Europe series is a fascinating study of 16th and 17th century
Europe and the fundamental changes which led to the collapse of
Christendom and established the geographical and political
frameworks of Western Europe as we know it. From peasants to
princes, no one was untouched by the spiritual and intellectual
upheaval of this era. Martin Luther's challenge to church authority
forced Christians to examine their beliefs in ways that shook the
foundations of their religion. The subsequent divisions, fed by
dynastic rivalries and military changes, fundamentally altered the
relations between ruler and ruled. Geographical and scientific
discoveries challenged the unity of Christendom as a
belief-community. Europe, with all its divisions, emerged instead
as a geographical projection. It was reflected in the mirror of
America, and refracted by the eclipse of Crusade in ambiguous
relationships with the Ottomans and Orthodox Christianity.
Chronicling these dramatic changes, Thomas More, Shakespeare,
Montaigne and Cervantes created works which continue to resonate
with us. Christendom Destroyed is a rich tapestry that fosters a
deeper understanding of Europe's identity today. 'The Penguin
History of Europe series ... is one of contemporary publishing's
great projects' New Statesman
The Camden volumes, published by the Royal Historical Society,
offer collections of skilfully edited primary source material for
historians. The Camden Miscellany collections contain a variety of
shorter documents and papers. This volume comprises
seventeenth-century documents on parliamentary and financial
matters. These include the parliamentary papers of Nicholas Ferrar
(1624), the letters of Sir Cheney Culpeper (1641-57) and the
assessment lists for the Cromwellian decimation tax of 1655.
This collection of hitherto unpublished material sheds important
light on the English court and its relationship with a wider
political society in the sixteenth century. The 'Journall' of
political events covering 1547-52 and 1559-1562, possibly by the
'commonwealth man' John Hayles, offers arresting insights on court
politics, foreign affairs and events in the life of London. It is
published alongside a related account of the rivalry between the
Dukes of Somerset and Northumberland. Court religious ceremonial is
illustrated through an edition of regulations for the royal chapel.
The memoir of Jean Malliet, sent to England to solicit a loan for
the beleaguered city of Geneva in 1582-3, demonstrates the
'Calvinist international' at work. A tranche of letters from Sir
Robert Cecil to Sir Christopher Hatton offers fresh material on
court politics in this period.
The French kingdom dissolved into civil wars, known as the "wars of
religion," for a generation from 1562 to 1598. This book examines
the reactions of France's governing groups to that experience.
Their major political endeavour was securing peace. They attempted
to achieve it through a religious pluralism not envisaged in any
other state on this scale in this period. Its achievement would
only be fulfilled, however, alongside a reform of the kingdom's
institutions and society. Peace and reform went hand in hand --a
moral agenda for restoration.
France's notables drew on reservoirs of classical and Christian
moral philosophy and wisdom to find practical answers to the
difficult problems of governance that confronted them. The
resulting public introspection and vocal debates are difficult to
match anywhere else in Europe at this time. They were an essential
part of the profound sense of crisis that France's governing elites
experienced during the later sixteenth century.
Drawing extensively on manuscript and printed sources not hitherto
examined, this book analyses for the first time the debates at the
Estates General of Blois (1576-7) and the Assembly of Notables at
Saint-Germain-en-Laye of 1583-4. It shows the French polity in a
fresh light, presenting major issues of political thought in their
public and practical context. And it re-examines the crucial and
little-understood reign of Henri III, the last Valois king,
suggesting how Bourbon France could have emerged very differently
from the civil wars of the late sixteenth century.
In the crucible of intellectual change that took place in the seventeenth century, the role of Samuel Hartlib was of immense significance. Hartlib (originally from Elbing) settled in England permanently from the late 1620s until his death in 1662. His aspirations formed a distinctive and influential strand in English intellectual life during those revolutionary decades. This volume reflects the variety of the theoretical and practical interests of Hartlib's circle and presents them in their continental context.
Samuel Hartlib was a key figure in the intellectual revolution of
the seventeenth century. Originally from Elbing, in Prussig,
Hartlib settled permanently in England from the late 1620s until
his death in 1662. His aspirations formed a distinctive and
influential strand in English intellectual life during those
revolutionary decades. This volume reflects the variety of the
theoretical and practical interests of Hartlib's circle and
presents them in their continental context. The editors of the
volume are all attached to the Hartlib Papers Project at the
University of Sheffield, a major collaborative research effort to
exploit the largely untapped resources of the surviving Hartlib
manuscripts. In an introduction to the volume they explore the
background to the Hartlib circle and provide the context in which
the essays should be read.
This collection of hitherto unpublished material sheds important
new light on the English court and its relationship with a wider
political society in the sixteenth century. The 'Journall' of
political events covering 1547-52 and 1559-1562, possibly by the
'commonwealth man' John Hayles, offers arresting insights on court
politics, foreign affairs and events in the life of London. It is
published alongside a related account of the rivalry between the
Dukes of Somerset and Northumberland. Court religious ceremonial is
illustrated through an edition of regulations for the royal chapel.
The memoir of Jean Malliet, sent to England to solicit a loan for
the beleaguered city of Geneva in 1582-3, demonstrates the
'Calvinist international' at work. A tranche of letters from Sir
Robert Cecil to Sir Christopher Hatton offers fresh material on
court politics in this period.
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