Book contents
- Political Thought in the French Wars of Religion
- Ideas in Context
- Political Thought in the French Wars of Religion
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Contextualising the League
- Chapter 2 The Politique Leaguer
- Chapter 3 Frank and Free
- Chapter 4 The Church ‘in’ the Commonwealth
- Chapter 5 ‘Brutish Thunderbolts’: Papal Power and the League
- Chapter 6 Scholasticism in the Political Thought of the League
- Chapter 7 Jean Bodin and the League
- Chapter 8 Amor Patriae
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 3 - Frank and Free
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 April 2021
- Political Thought in the French Wars of Religion
- Ideas in Context
- Political Thought in the French Wars of Religion
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Contextualising the League
- Chapter 2 The Politique Leaguer
- Chapter 3 Frank and Free
- Chapter 4 The Church ‘in’ the Commonwealth
- Chapter 5 ‘Brutish Thunderbolts’: Papal Power and the League
- Chapter 6 Scholasticism in the Political Thought of the League
- Chapter 7 Jean Bodin and the League
- Chapter 8 Amor Patriae
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter Three considers central questions in the French political thought of this era, regarding the status of the ‘ancient’ constitution, the power of election and deposition, and the divisive nature of debates about succession laws. It demonstrates the complex nature and range of responses to Hotman’s Francogallia in these contexts, as well as exploring the role of both the Estates General and the often-overlooked Paris parlement in conserving the constitution. It also considers the problem of ‘popular sovereignty’ and its implications for League political thought, establishing that the Leaguers were only interested in the elective, and deposing, powers of the ‘prudent multitude’ and not the wider populace. The double incorporation of the people, as a whole, into the commonwealth and the church is shown to be centrally important in these debates.
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- Political Thought in the French Wars of Religion , pp. 62 - 93Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021