A widow's vengeance after the Wars of Religion : gender and justice in Renaissance France / Tom Hamilton.
2024
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Author
Hamilton, Tom, 1987- author.
Title
A widow's vengeance after the Wars of Religion : gender and justice in Renaissance France / Tom Hamilton.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.
Description
1 online resource : illustrations, maps.
Formatted Contents Note
Who's Who
Military Figures
Prominent Villagers from Chaumot and the Surrounding Region
Renée Chevalier's Husbands
Renée Chevalier's Friends and Relations
Mathurin Delacanche's Family and Patrons
Magistrates in the Parlement of Paris
Epigraph
Introduction
Unforgettable Crimes
The Laws of War
1. Inheritances
Guardianship
First Marriage
2. Rape at Chaumot
Assault on Chaumot
Sexual Violence in Civil War
3. The Great Licence of Soldiers
Pillage at Chaumot
'If there is fault then there should be punishment'
Ending the Civil Wars in the Sénonais
4. The Persistent Widow
Widows and Criminal Justice
Return to Paris
Second Marriage
5. Waging Law
Becoming a Plaintiff
The Confrontation of Witnesses
6. Testifying to the Troubles
'As If They Had Never Been'
'The Duties of War'
7. Execrable Crimes
A New Norm in the Laws of War
'The Necessity of Law and Orders of War'
Final Interrogation
8. Legacies
Return to Chaumot
Third Marriage
Fourth and Fifth Marriages
Succession
Conclusion
The Laws of War in Theory and Practice
Military Figures
Prominent Villagers from Chaumot and the Surrounding Region
Renée Chevalier's Husbands
Renée Chevalier's Friends and Relations
Mathurin Delacanche's Family and Patrons
Magistrates in the Parlement of Paris
Epigraph
Introduction
Unforgettable Crimes
The Laws of War
1. Inheritances
Guardianship
First Marriage
2. Rape at Chaumot
Assault on Chaumot
Sexual Violence in Civil War
3. The Great Licence of Soldiers
Pillage at Chaumot
'If there is fault then there should be punishment'
Ending the Civil Wars in the Sénonais
4. The Persistent Widow
Widows and Criminal Justice
Return to Paris
Second Marriage
5. Waging Law
Becoming a Plaintiff
The Confrontation of Witnesses
6. Testifying to the Troubles
'As If They Had Never Been'
'The Duties of War'
7. Execrable Crimes
A New Norm in the Laws of War
'The Necessity of Law and Orders of War'
Final Interrogation
8. Legacies
Return to Chaumot
Third Marriage
Fourth and Fifth Marriages
Succession
Conclusion
The Laws of War in Theory and Practice
Summary
'A Widow's Vengeance after the Wars of Religion' is a dramatic account of the impact of the Wars of Religion on daily life. Based on neglected archival sources and an exceptional criminal trial, it recovers the experiences of women, peasants, and foot soldiers, who are marginalized in most historical accounts.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 1, 2023).
Available in Other Form
Print version: Hamilton, Tom, 1987- Widow's vengeance after the Wars of Religion. Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024
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Language
English
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Specialized.
ISBN
9780191966569 electronic book
0191966568 electronic book
9780192697400 electronic book
0192697404 electronic book
0192697390 electronic book
9780192697394 (electronic bk.)
0191966568 electronic book
9780192697400 electronic book
0192697404 electronic book
0192697390 electronic book
9780192697394 (electronic bk.)
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