Hero or Tyrant? Henry III, King of France, 1574-89

by Robert J. Knecht

Book Overview

King Henry III of France has not suffered well at the hands of posterity. Generally depicted as at best a self-indulgent, ineffectual ruler, and at worst a debauched tyrant responsible for a series of catastrophic political blunders, his reputation has long been a poor one. Yet recent scholarship has begun to question the validity of this judgment and look for a more rounded assessment of the man and his reign. For, as this new biography of Henry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 103292098X
• ISBN13: 9781032920986
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 370 Pages