Download or read book Hero or Tyrant Henry III King of France 1574 89 written by Professor Robert J Knecht and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-04-28 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Henry III of France has not suffered well at the hands of posterity. Generally depicted as at best a self-indulgent, ineffectual ruler, and at worst a debauched tyrant responsible for a series of catastrophic political blunders, his reputation has long been a poor one. Yet recent scholarship has begun to question the validity of this judgment and look for a more rounded assessment of the man and his reign. For, as this new biography of Henry demonstrates, there is far more to this fascinating monarch than the pantomime villain depicted by previous generations of historians and novelists. Based upon a rich and diverse range of primary sources, this book traces Henry’s life from his birth in 1551, the sixth child of Henri II and Catherine de’ Medici. It following his upbringing as the Wars of Religion began to tear France apart, his election as king of Poland in 1573, and his assumption of the French crown a year later following the death of his brother Charles IX. The first English-language biography of Henry for over 150 years, this study thoroughly and dispassionately reassesses his life in light of recent scholarship and in the context of broader European diplomatic, political and religious history. In so doing the book not only provides a more nuanced portrait of the monarch himself, but also helps us better understand the history of France during this traumatic time.
Download or read book The History of Henry III written by James Garden and published by . This book was released on 1783 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Henry III King of France and Poland written by Martha Walker Freer and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Henry II King of France 1547 1559 written by Frederic J. Baumgartner and published by Durham, NC : Duke University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Henry King of France written by Heinrich Mann and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2004 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Henry, King of France', the sequel to 'Young Henry of Navarre', the compelling epic of Henry IV's reign over France is followed to its tragic destiny. The novel recounts two decades of chaos and war that led to the triumphant founding of the French Republic and culminated in the King's assassination in 1589.
Download or read book Hero or Tyrant Henry III King of France 1574 89 written by Robert J. Knecht and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Henry III of France has not suffered well at the hands of posterity. Generally depicted as at best a self-indulgent, ineffectual ruler, and at worst a debauched tyrant responsible for a series of catastrophic political blunders, his reputation has long been a poor one. Yet recent scholarship has begun to question the validity of this judgment and look for a more rounded assessment of the man and his reign. For, as this new biography of Henry demonstrates, there is far more to this fascinating monarch than the pantomime villain depicted by previous generations of historians and novelists. Based upon a rich and diverse range of primary sources, this book traces Henry’s life from his birth in 1551, the sixth child of Henri II and Catherine de’ Medici. It following his upbringing as the Wars of Religion began to tear France apart, his election as king of Poland in 1573, and his assumption of the French crown a year later following the death of his brother Charles IX. The first English-language biography of Henry for over 150 years, this study thoroughly and dispassionately reassesses his life in light of recent scholarship and in the context of broader European diplomatic, political and religious history. In so doing the book not only provides a more nuanced portrait of the monarch himself, but also helps us better understand the history of France during this traumatic time.
Download or read book The Life of King Henry the Fifth written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Henry III King of France and Poland His Court and Times written by Martha Walker Freer and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Henry III King of France and Poland his court and times written by Martha Walker Freer and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Henry II written by Christopher Harper-Bill and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry II is the most imposing figure among the medieval kings of England. His fiefs & domains extended from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, & his court was frequented by the greatest thinkers of his time. Best known for his dramatic conflicts, it was also a crucial period in the evolution of legal & governmental institutions.
Download or read book Henry III King of France and Poland written by Martha Walker Freer and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Henry the Fourth King of France and Navarre written by John Stevens Cabot Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Henry the Young King 1155 1183 written by Matthew Strickland and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first modern study of Henry the Young King, eldest son of Henry II but the least known Plantagenet monarch, explores the brief but eventful life of the only English ruler after the Norman Conquest to be created co-ruler in his father’s lifetime. Crowned at fifteen to secure an undisputed succession, Henry played a central role in the politics of Henry II’s great empire and was hailed as the embodiment of chivalry. Yet, consistently denied direct rule, the Young King was provoked first into heading a major rebellion against his father, then to waging a bitter war against his brother Richard for control of Aquitaine, dying before reaching the age of thirty having never assumed actual power. In this remarkable history, Matthew Strickland provides a richly colored portrait of an all-but-forgotten royal figure tutored by Thomas Becket, trained in arms by the great knight William Marshal, and incited to rebellion by his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine, while using his career to explore the nature of kingship, succession, dynastic politics, and rebellion in twelfth-century England and France.
Download or read book Henry King of France written by Heinrich Mann and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2004-12-07 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Henry, King of France, the sequel to Young Henry of Navarre, the compelling epic of Henry IV's reign over France is followed to its tragic destiny. The novel recounts two decades of chaos and war that led to the triumphant founding of the French Republic and culminated in the King's assassination in 1589.
Download or read book Memoirs of Henry the Great written by William Henry Ireland and published by . This book was released on 1824 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of Henry the Fourth King of France and Navarre written by George Payne Rainsford James and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The White Plumed Henry written by George Slocombe and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Henry IV (13 December 1553? 14 May 1610), Henri-Quatre (French pronunciation: {7f200b}[̃.i'kat]), was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first French monarch of the House of Bourbon. Baptised a Catholic, he converted to Protestantism along with his mother Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre. He inherited the throne of Navarre in 1572 on the death of his mother. As a Huguenot, Henry was involved in the French Wars of Religion; he barely escaped assassination at the time of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, and he later led Protestant forces against the royal army. As a French Prince of the Blood by reason of his descent from King Louis IX, he ascended the throne of France upon the death of his childless cousin Henry III in 1589. In accepting the throne, he found it prudent to abjure his Calvinist faith. Regardless, his coronation was followed by a four-year war against the Catholic League to establish his legitimacy. One of the most popular French kings, both during and after his reign, Henry showed great care for the welfare of his subjects. As a pragmatic politician, he displayed an unusual religious tolerance for the time. Notably, he enacted the Edict of Nantes in 1598, which guaranteed religious liberties to Protestants, thereby effectively ending the Wars of Religion. He was assassinated by François Ravaillac, a fanatical Catholic."--Wikipedia.
