Holt, The French Wars of Religion, 1-49.
Please read over the following questions before you do the reading and consider them while you read.
1. Identify: Gallicanism, Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges, Concordat of Bologna, Guillaume Briçonnet, affair of the placards, chambre ardente, Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, Conspiracy of Amboise, Colloquy of Poissy, Edict of Saint-Germain (aka Edict of January), massacre at Vassy.
2. Holt argues that the French Wars of Religion "were fought primarily over the issue of religion" (2). What does he mean by this? How does his interpretation differ from others?
3. Why does Holt begin and end Chapter 1 by referring to the coronation ceremony and oath of the French king?
4. What was revolutionary about the affair of the placards?
5. Who were the leaders of the Huguenots? Who were the leaders of the Catholic cause?
6. From which social groups did the French Calvinists emerge?
7. What are some of the principal features of French Calvinism, especially in terms of geography, organization, and politcal outlook?
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