Myths about the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacres, 1572-1576

by Robert McCune Kingdom and Robert M. Kingdon

An epochal event in French history, the St. Bartholomew's Day religious massacres are still the subject of controversy. A leading historian of the early modern period, Robert Kingdon, writes about the reactions to the massacres that were published at the time, showing how the relatively new medium of print was used by the Protestants to shape reaction to the catastrophe an early example of the printing press as an agent of social and political change...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674182197
• ISBN13: 9780674182196
• Release Date: February 1988
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"