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Catholic activism in south-...
Examining Catholic activism in the south-west of France during the middle decades of the sixteenth century, this book argues - contrary to prevailing views - that the phenomenon was both widespread and militant even before the formation of the Catholic League in 1576. Whilst recent research has provided a far greater understanding of the Huguenot struggle for security and legitimacy, there has not been a correspondingly thorough investigation into the grass-roots Catholic reaction to this, and by dismissing episodes of pre-League Catholic militancy as limited and ephemeral, a distorted picture of French confessional conflict and rivalry is painted. Utilizing surviving material from the provincial archives at Bordeaux, Toulouse, Agen, and at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, this book provides ample evidence for placing the birth of Catholic activism in the period preceding the Wars of Religion, highlighting the confessional tensions that exploded throughout the 1540s and 1550s. As competing bands of religious enthusiasts, and municipal and court officials, fought first with words, then with weapons, for supremacy of the community in the towns of the south-west, a steady escalation of confrontation can be traced. Within this atmosphere of rising tension, it is shown how Catholic militancy mirrored the organizational and fund-raising capacity of their Protestant rivals, and how the local military elite rose to support their co-religionists at the outbreak of formal hostilities in 1562. The ascendancy of Catholic militants in key urban centres by 1570 would deal a fatal blow to Protestant plans for supremacy of the south-west
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monografia Rebiun39107600 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun39107600 m o d cr cn||||||||| 051130s2006 enkab ob 001 0 eng d 348190402 648340947 959593891 959879910 988470240 1045482088 1114448979 1391495202 1503852330 9780754682028 electronic bk.) 0754682021 electronic bk.) 0754652262 alk. paper) 9781315571003 electronic bk.) 1315571005 electronic bk.) 9780754652267 AU@ 000051353908 AU@ 000065182685 NZ1 14238988 CaPaEBR eng pn BOL TXR OCLCQ N$T CUS OCLCQ IDEBK OCLCQ E7B OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCF DKDLA OCLCO YDXCP OCLCQ OCL OCLCQ YDX MOR OCLCQ OCLCO NRAMU OCLCQ UKAHL K6U OCLCO OCLCQ SFB OCLCO OCLCL OCLCQ e-fr--- REL 015000 bisacsh 274.4/706 22 11.54 bcl Gould, Kevin 1964-) Catholic activism in south-west France,1540-1570 Kevin Gould Aldershot, England Burlington, VT Ashgate Pub. 2006 Aldershot, England Burlington, VT Aldershot, England Burlington, VT Ashgate Pub. 1 online resource (vii, 190 pages) illustrations, maps 1 online resource (vii, 190 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier polychrome. rdacc text file rdaft St. Andrews studies in Reformation history Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-182) and index Themes and sources -- The birth of Catholic activism at Bordeaux -- The Bordeaux syndicate -- The nobility of the Bordelais -- Catholic consolidation at Bordeaux -- Coalition and consensus at Agen -- The defence of Agen -- Confrontation and insurrection at Toulouse -- Militant ascendancy at Toulouse -- Rebellion and wider Catholic activism : Béarn and Navarre -- Conclusion Examining Catholic activism in the south-west of France during the middle decades of the sixteenth century, this book argues - contrary to prevailing views - that the phenomenon was both widespread and militant even before the formation of the Catholic League in 1576. Whilst recent research has provided a far greater understanding of the Huguenot struggle for security and legitimacy, there has not been a correspondingly thorough investigation into the grass-roots Catholic reaction to this, and by dismissing episodes of pre-League Catholic militancy as limited and ephemeral, a distorted picture of French confessional conflict and rivalry is painted. Utilizing surviving material from the provincial archives at Bordeaux, Toulouse, Agen, and at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, this book provides ample evidence for placing the birth of Catholic activism in the period preceding the Wars of Religion, highlighting the confessional tensions that exploded throughout the 1540s and 1550s. As competing bands of religious enthusiasts, and municipal and court officials, fought first with words, then with weapons, for supremacy of the community in the towns of the south-west, a steady escalation of confrontation can be traced. Within this atmosphere of rising tension, it is shown how Catholic militancy mirrored the organizational and fund-raising capacity of their Protestant rivals, and how the local military elite rose to support their co-religionists at the outbreak of formal hostilities in 1562. The ascendancy of Catholic militants in key urban centres by 1570 would deal a fatal blow to Protestant plans for supremacy of the south-west Catholic Church- France- History- 16th century Catholic Church- History- 16th century Église catholique- France- Histoire- 16e siècle Église catholique- Histoire- 16e siècle Catholic Church. Counter-Reformation- France Contre-Réforme- France RELIGION- Christianity- History. Counter-Reformation. Rooms-katholicisme. Godsdienstoorlogen. France- Church history- 16th century France- Histoire religieuse- 16e siècle France. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJd8gD4vdtqQMdQHvYqbBP Church history. History. Print version Gould, Kevin, 1964-. Catholic activism in south-west France,1540-1570. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., 2006 (DLC) 2005034905 Original 0754652262 9780754652267 (DLC) 2005034905 St. Andrews studies in Reformation history