Martyrs and Murderers: The Guise Family and the Making of Europe

by Stuart Carroll

Book Overview

Hailed as "entertaining" and "nuanced" by The Economist, Martyrs and Murderers tells the story of three generations of treacherous, bloodthirsty power-brokers. One of the richest and most powerful families in sixteenth-century France, the House of Guise played a pivotal role in the history of Europe. Among the staunchest opponents of the Reformation, they whipped up religious bigotry throughout France. They overthrew the king, ruled Scotland for nearly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199229074
• ISBN13: 9780199229079
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.1" x 6.4"