“...The underlying motive for the French wars [of 1562-1598] was not religious, but dynastic. By the mid-16th century, the Valois family of kings, who had ruled France since 1328, was losing its grasp on political power. Valois King Henry II… — Fiona MacDonald Copy Share
“At a deeper psychological level, the reformers' ideas of salvation introduced a major change in the way people saw their world. They could no… — Fiona MacDonald Copy Share Image
“...The underlying motive for the French wars [of 1562-1598] was not religious, but dynastic. By the mid-16th century, the Valois family of kings, who had ruled France since 1328, was losing its grasp on political power. Valois King Henry II died in 1559, leaving four sons, all too young or too feeble to rule alone, and three rival noble families,… — Fiona MacDonald Copy Share
“Differences between Catholic and Protestant countries did not incite rivalries between European states, or cause the growing sense of national identity and, sometimes, isolationism… — Fiona MacDonald Copy Share Image
