Politics and Religion in Early Bourbon France - by A Forrestal & E Nelson (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This book explores the political and religious world of early Bourbon France, focusing on the search for stable accord that characterised its political and religious life. Chapters examine developments that shaped the Bourbon realm through the century: assertions of royal authority, rules of political negotiation, and the evolution of Dévot piety.

About the Author

THIERRY AMALOU Lecturer in Modern History, University of Paris I-Panthéon-Sorbonne, France MEGAN ARMSTRONG Associate Professor of History, McMaster University, Canada ROBERT DESCIMON Directeur d'études, Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences SocialeS, Paris, France MICHEL DE WAELE Professor of History, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada BARBARA DIEFENDORF Professor of History, Boston University, USA ALISON FORRESTAL Lecturer in Early Modern History, National University of Ireland, Galway, Republic of Ireland MARK GREENGRASS Professor of Early Modern History, University of Sheffield, UK ERIC NELSON Assistant Professor of History, Missouri State University, USA ALAIN TALLON Professor of Early Modern History, University of Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), France ELIZABETH TINGLE Senior Lecturer in Early Modern European History, University of Plymouth, UK MICHAEL WOLFE Professor of History, St. John's University, New York, USA