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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      02 November 2009
      19 August 1999
      ISBN:
      9780511496745
      9780521620178
      9780521025072
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511496745
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.515kg, 238 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.361kg, 240 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Social and Population History, Area Studies, European History after 1450, History, European Studies
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History
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    Subjects:
    Social and Population History, Area Studies, European History after 1450, History, European Studies
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History
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    This 1999 book is a serious study of Henry IV's relationship with the towns of France, and offers an in-depth analysis of a crucial aspect of his craft of kingship. Set in the context of the later Wars of Religion, it examines Henry's achievement in reforging an alliance with the towns by comparing his relationship with Catholic League, royal and Protestant towns. Annette Finley-Croswhite focuses on the symbiosis of three key issues: legitimacy, clientage and absolutism. Henry's pursuit of political legitimacy and his success at winning the support of his urban subjects is traced over the course of his reign. Clientage is examined to show how Henry used patron-client relations to win over the towns and promote acceptance of his rule. By restoring legitimacy to the monarchy, Henry not only ended the religious wars but also strengthened the authority of the crown and laid the foundations of absolutism.

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    ‘… a balanced and lucid analysis …’.

    Source: Huguenot Society Proceedings

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