Week 10: French Wars, Part I

Europe’s Reformations

Monday

Lecture on the French Wars of Religion

Wednesday

Discuss Secondary Source:

  • Barbara Diefendorf, “Rites of Repair: Restoring Community in the French Religious Wars,” Past & Present 214, no. supplement 7 (2012): 30–51. (On Zotero)

Friday

Discuss Primary Sources:

  • Excerpts from The Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre: A Brief History with Documents, ed. Barbara Diefendorf (Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2009) 108-111 & 116-125. (On Zotero).
    • “Charlotte d’Arbaleste: Escape from the Massacre,” pp. 108-111.
    • “Johann-Wilhelm Von Botzheim: The Massacre in Orléans,” pp. 116-121.
    • “The Massacre at Troyes,” pp. 121-125.
  • Presentation by Abbe Wagster and Jack VanValkenburg.