This book examines the Duke of Anjou's ambivalent relationship with the politique struggle.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of maps; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Prologue: civil war and the early years of François de Valois, 1555-72; 2. From St Bartholomew's Day to the death of Charles IX, August 1572-May 1574; 3. War and peace, May 1574-May 1576; 4. The Estates-General and the renewal of civil war, May 1576-September 1577; 5. Overtures from the Netherlands, September 1577-January 1579; 6. Civil war, marriage, and more overtures from the Netherlands, January 1579-December 1580; 7. Ménage à trois: Elizabeth, Anjou, and the Deutch Revolt, January 1581-February 1582; 8. Turmoil in the Netherlands, February 1582-January 1583; 9. 'The ruin of France', January 1583-June 1584; Appendices; Selected bibliography; Index.