The Huguenots formed a privileged minority within early modern France. During the second half of the sixteenth century, they fought for freedom of worship in th

Recent years have witnessed a revival of interest in the history of the Huguenots, and new research has increased our understanding of their role in shaping the

The role of architecture within the French Reformed tradition has been of recent scholarly interest, seen in the work of Helene Guicharnaud, Catharine Randall,

This controversial study takes the provocative line that the French monarchy was a complete success. James turns the idea of royal ‘absolutism’ on its head

For a number of years scholars who are concerned with issues of poverty and the poor have turned away from the study of charity and poor relief, in order to sea