HIST 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Mary Of Guise, French Wars Of Religion, James V Of Scotland
15 Jun 2017
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Religious wars in france and low countries. Need other factors which alienated people and made them wan to take up arms, religion most justifiable and unifying force, religious fanatics tended to dominate. French religious wars: early 16th c considerable sympathy for reform, initially. Come 1530"s, lutheranism meant reform looking like heresy, francis turned against reform movement: henry ii (r 1547-59) more severe suppression of heresy. Calvin actively corresponded with important people, particularly noble women (often first in families to convert, important ins spreading calvinism). By end of 1550"s quite a number of organized. Calvinist churches in france, survived via protection of nobles (some armed). Calvinists actually held synod in paris, right under nose of king and court! Potentially strong but not subversive force yet, became so as result of politics and political situation, particularly on death of henry ii (jousting to celebrate peace with.
