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CAMBRIDGE MODERN HISTORY
THEWARS OF RELIGION
Chronological Summary
FIRST PERIOD.
1559.
Death
of Henry II at a Tournament.
Accession
of Francis II.
Supremacy
of the Guises, uncles of the Queen.
1560.
Edict of Romorantin against the
Huguenots.
Arrest and sentence of Condé.
Death of Francis II (Dec.).
Accession of Charles
IX under guardianship of Catherine di Medici and Anthony of Navarre.
1561.
The Catholic triumvirate—Guise, Montmorenci, S. André—Estates of Pontoise (Aug.).
Colloquy of Poissi between Catholic
and Calvinist divines (Sept.).
1562.
Massacre
of the Congregation of Vassi by Guise’s followers
(March).
Condé
and Coligni seize Orleans (April).
English
at Havre. Capture of Rouen by Catholics (Oct.), and death of Navarre.
Defeat
of Huguenots at Dreux.
Capture
of Condé and Montmorenci. Death of S. André
1563.
Peace of Amboise (March).
Capture of Havre from English (July).
1564.
1565.
1566.
1567.
Condé attacks Paris. Battle of S. Denis. Death of Montmorenci (Nov.).
1568.
Peace of Longjumeau or Chartres
(March).
Flight of Condé and Coligni (Aug.).
Third War.
1569.
Death of Condé. Invasion of Deux Fonts.
Defeat of Coligni at Moncontour (Oct.).
Defence of S. Jean d’Angely.
Louis of Nassau at Rochelle.
1570.
1571-2.
Anglo-French
alliance.
Louis
of Nassau with French aid seizes Valenciennes and
Mons.
Marriage
of Navarre and Margaret.
Massacre
of S. Bartholomew (Aug.).
1572.
Local
resistance of Huguenot towns.
The
Fourth War.
1573.
Negotiations of the Crown with Orange.
The Fair of Frankfort.
Election of Anjou to throne of Poland (May).
Peace of Rochelle (June).
1574.
Execution
of La Mole and Coconas.
Arrest
of Marshals Montmorenci and Cosse.
Death
of Charles IX (May).
Negotiations
for marriage of Alençon with Elizabeth (1573-4)
Confederation
of Huguenots and Politiques under Damville in Languedoc.
Return
of Henry III from Poland (Sept.).
Death
of Cardinal of Lorraine (Dec.).
1575.
1576.
Alençon, John Casimir, and Condé march
on Paris.
Peace of Monsieur (April). Its favorable terms for the
Huguenots.
Catholic League of Picardy (June).
Estates General of Blois and Catholic revival.
1577.
Peace of Bergerac (Sept.).
1578.
1579.
1580.
Peace of Fleix (Nov.).
Treaty of Plessis between Alen9on and United Provinces.
Henry recognizes Alençon’s expedition to Netherlands.
France to annex Artois.
1581.
1582.
Catherine interferes for independence of Portugal.
Defeat of French fleet off Azores.
1583.
Alençon’s death (June).
Assassination of Orange (July).
1584.
1585.
Henry III refuses the sovereignty of the Netherlands (Feb.).
1587.
Navarre defeats Joyeuse at Coutras (Oct.).
The King makes terms with the German auxiliaries who are cut
to pieces by Guise (Nov.).
Remarkable retreat of the Huguenot horse.
1588.
The King forced to fly from Paris.
The Estates General of Blois.
Murder of Henry of Guise and the Cardinal of Guise by the
King (Dec.).
1589.
The Revolution at Paris.
League
of the King and Navarre.
Their
march on Paris. Murder of Henry III (Aug.).
FOURTH PERIOD.
1589.
Henry’s retreat from Paris to Normandy.
Differences between Mayenne and the Sixteen at Paris.
Spanish influence in Paris.
1590.
Siege and starvation of Paris.
Death
of Charles X. (May).
The
Duke of Parma relieves the town (Sept.).
1591.
Terrorism
of the Sixteen and their suppression by Mayenne.
1592.
1593.
Struggle against Spanish influence.
Henry IV’s abjuration of heresy (July).
1594.
Gradual extinction of the League.
1595.
The King's absolution by Clement VIII (Sept.).
1596.
The Spaniards surprise Calais (April).
1597.
1598.
Edict of Nantes and Peace of Vervins with
Spain
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