Religion and Royal Justice in Early Modern France: The Paris Chambre de l'Edit, 1598-1665

by Diane C. Margolf

Diane Margolf looks at the Paris Chambre de l'Edit in this well-researched study about the special royal law court that adjudicated disputes between French Huguenots and the Catholics. Using archival records of the court's criminal cases, Margolf analyzes the connections to three major issues in early modern French and European history: religious conflict and coexistence, the growing claims of the French crown to define and maintain order, and competing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931112258
• ISBN13: 9781931112253
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"