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The Assassination of Henry IV,
By MR PETER C THOMPSON (Beckenham, Kent United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Assassination of Henry IV: The Tyrannicide Problem and the Consolidation of the French Absolute Monarchy in the Early Seventeenth Century (Hardcover)
Roland Mousnier's book is the most interesting of all accounts of Henry IV in English (via a brilliant translation). By comparison Buisseret, Knecht and even Mark Greengrass are plodding. His account of Henry's merciless treatment of the brother of a woman who had had to sell her cow to pay the tithe (and then hung herself) is alone enough to make one rethink the traditional image of the benevolent king who wished every peasant to have a chicken in his pot on Sunday. At the same time, the book is highly unusual and needs to be taken by sixth formers and undergraduates with a pinch of salt. He is not really telling you what he actually thinks about Henry, as most would expect from a History book. He is offering the perspective and mentality of a 'good Catholic'. What he means by this phrase is an ultramontane Catholic maniac who would want to kill Henry. He is trying to construct a picture of Henry IV which would line up with contemporary theories of tyrannicide to justify the murder. This is to say that most student readers need to read between the lines of Mousnier's argument to work out their own more balanced picture of the king. It is one of the most innovative and lively history books on the early modern period. It deserves to be kept in print!
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