Germany and the French Wars of Religion, 1560-1572

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Germany and the French Wars of Religion, 1560-1572 is written by Jonas van Tol and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004330720 (ISBN 10) and 9789004330726 (ISBN 13).

The course of the French Wars of Religion, commonly portrayed as a series of civil wars, was profoundly shaped by foreign actors. Many German Protestants in particular felt compelled to intervene. In Germany and the French Wars of Religion, 1560-1572 Jonas van Tol examines how Protestant German audiences understood the conflict in France and why they deemed intervention necessary. He demonstrates that conflicting stories about the violence in France fused with local religious debates and news from across Europe leading to a surprising range of interpretations of the nature of the French Wars of Religion. As a consequence, German Lutherans found themselves on opposing sides on the battlefields of France.