Letters from the Queen of Navarre with an Ample Declaration: Volume 43

by Jeanne D'Albret

This edition presents in English, for the first time, Jeanne d'Albret's Letters to the king, his mother, his brother, her own brother-in-law, and the queen of England, together with her Ample Declaration (1568) defending her decampment to the Protestant stronghold of La Rochelle. A historical-biographical introduction situates these writings in the larger context of Reformation politics and examines in detail the specific literary characteristics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086698545X
• ISBN13: 9780866985451
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Iter Press
• Length: 116 Pages