Publisher's Synopsis
This book comes from a series which provides analyses of complex issues and problems in important A level modern history topics. Using supporting documents, the book gives students an account of the historical facts and an understanding of the central themes and differing interpretations.;This book aims to present as concisely as possible one of the most turbulent periods in French history, when the monarchy almost collapsed as a consequence of a series of bitter civil wars, exacerbated by massacres and political assassinations.;It examines the effects of the civil war - political, economic and social - and considers the extent of the kingdoms recovery under Henry IV.;Also appearing in this book, and for the first time in English, are a selection of extracts from primary sources illustrating the various aspects of the war.
