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The Reign of Henri III, 1574‒1589
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The troubles of the Catholic League marked a turning point in L’Estoile’s life and the civil wars. L’Estoile narrated these events in chilling detail, presenting a history of the League in Paris so compelling that it has shaped all subsequent historical accounts. Most compelling of all is L’Estoile’s compiled scrapbook history of the Drolleries of the League, made up of ephemeral prints produced by the League as it tried to persuade the people of Paris of the truth of its cause. Much of this printed ephemera only survives because of L’Estoile’s collecting, as he preserved it, despite orders for its censorship. The strident anti-League rhetoric of his retrospective historical writing not withstanding, L’Estoile’s survival in Parisian society during this period depended more on prudent collaboration than open resistance.
Title: The Reign of Henri III, 1574‒1589
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The troubles of the Catholic League marked a turning point in L’Estoile’s life and the civil wars.
L’Estoile narrated these events in chilling detail, presenting a history of the League in Paris so compelling that it has shaped all subsequent historical accounts.
Most compelling of all is L’Estoile’s compiled scrapbook history of the Drolleries of the League, made up of ephemeral prints produced by the League as it tried to persuade the people of Paris of the truth of its cause.
Much of this printed ephemera only survives because of L’Estoile’s collecting, as he preserved it, despite orders for its censorship.
The strident anti-League rhetoric of his retrospective historical writing not withstanding, L’Estoile’s survival in Parisian society during this period depended more on prudent collaboration than open resistance.
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