Reseña del editor:
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Reseña del editor:
Preface It is difficult in these days of religious toleration to understand why men should, three centuries ago, have flown at each others throats in the name of the A lmighty, still less how in cold blood they could have perpetrated hideous massacres of men, women, and children. The Huguenot wars were however, as much political as religious. Philip of Spain, at that time the most powerful potentate of Europe, desired to add France to the countries where his influence was all-powerful and in the ambitious house of Guise he found ready instruments. For a time the new faith that had spread with such rapidity in Germany, England, and Holland made great progress m France also. But here the reigning family remained atnohc, and the vigorous measures they adopted to check the growing tide drove those of the new religion to take up arms mself-defence. Although under the circumstances the Protestants can hardly be blamed for so doing, there can be little doubt that the first Huguenot war, though the revolt was successful, was the means of France remaining a Catholic country. It gave colour to the assertions of the Guises and heir friends that the movement was a political one, and that Protestants intended to grasp all power and to overthrow the throne of France. It also afforded an excuse for the cruel persecutions which followed, and rallied to the Catholic cause numbers of those who were at heart indifferent to the question I religion, but were Royalists rather than Catholics.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately p
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.