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The Politics of Wine in Early Modern France

Religion and Popular Culture in Burgundy, 1477–1630

Mack P. Holt (George Mason University, Virginia)

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English
Cambridge University Press
05 March 2020
In the late fifteenth century, Burgundy was incorporated in the kingdom of France. This, coupled with the advent of Protestantism in the early sixteenth century, opened up new avenues for participation in public life by ordinary Burgundians and led to considerably greater interaction between the elites and the ordinary people. Mack Holt examines the relationship between the ruling and popular classes from Burgundy's re-incorporation into France in 1477 until the Lanturelu riot in Dijon in 1630, focusing on the local wine industry. Indeed, the vineyard workers were crucial in turning back the tide of Protestantism in the province until 1630 when, following royal attempts to reduce the level of popular participation in public affairs, Louis XIII tried to remove them from the city altogether. More than just a local study, this book shows how the popular classes often worked together with local elites to shape policies that affected them.
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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   540g
ISBN:   9781108456814
ISBN 10:   1108456812
Series:   New Studies in European History
Pages:   370
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
List of figures; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and translations; Units of currency and measurement in Dijon; Introduction; Part I. Burgundy after the Valois Dukes (1477 to ca.1560); 1. Guarding the gospels: elections and politics; 2. Protected by the Virgin Mary: lay religious experiences; 3. Beasts in the vines: wine and material life; Part II. The Wars of Religion in Burgundy (ca.1550 to 1595); 4. The reformation in Burgundy; 5. Origins of the Catholic League in Burgundy; 6. Collapse of the League in Burgundy; Part III. From Foy de Bourgogne to Absolute Monarchy (1595 to 1630); 7. The contraction of popular politics and Catholic reform; 8. The crown, the magistrates, and the people: the Lanturelu Riot of 1630; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Mack P. Holt is Professor of History at George Mason University, Virginia. From 1998 to 1999 he served as Co-President of the Society for French Historical Studies, and from 2009 to 2011 as the President of the Society for Reformation Research. In 2005 and 2014, he was a Visiting Professor of History at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes in Paris, and in 2018 a Visiting Fellow Commoner at Trinity College, University of Cambridge.

Reviews for The Politics of Wine in Early Modern France: Religion and Popular Culture in Burgundy, 1477–1630

'This beautiful book makes Dijon an observation post for the profound transformations that affected the entire kingdom in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. And we are in debt to its author for having the knowledge to guide the reader with the clarity and pedagogy of a master.' Jerome Loiseau, Translated from Annales de Bourgogne 'This beautiful book makes Dijon an observation post for the profound transformations that affected the entire kingdom in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. And we are in debt to its author for having the knowledge to guide the reader with the clarity and pedagogy of a master.' Jerome Loiseau, Translated from Annales de Bourgogne


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