Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-366) and index.

Preliminary Material -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE: THE LAND OF AQUITAINE OR GUYENNE -- CHAPTER TWO: THE HOUSE OF ALBRET -- CHAPTER THREE: THE EVANGELISING OF JEANNE -- CHAPTER FOUR: 'CHRIST IS RISEN AGAIN IN AQUITAINE': THE POLITICISING OF JEANNE, 1561-1567 -- CHAPTER FIVE: THE ROAD TO LA ROCHELLE: 'THE GOD OF ARMIES WILL SUSTAIN HIS SO JUST AND GOOD CAUSE': JEANNE MILITANT, 1568 -- CHAPTER SIX: JOURNEY TO THE END OF NIGHT: THE GREAT RETREAT, 1569-1570 -- CHAPTER SEVEN: TO THE CITY OF BLOOD, 1570-1572 -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX: LETTERS OF JEANNE D'ALBRET TO THE VISCOUNT OF GOURDON -- ILLUSTRATIONS SECTION: PLATES 3-14 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.

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Jeanne III d'Albret (1528-1572), queen of Navarre, is a subject of great controversy and fascination, yet only two modern monographs have been written about her, and both are general biographies. This book fills the gap for scholars by concentrating on Jeanne's leading role during the Wars of Religion in the vast territory of Guyenne in southwestern France. Part One, 'The Promised Land', portrays the growth of Protestantism in Guyenne, the rise of the Albret dynasty, and Jeanne's evangelisation. In part Two, 'Exodus', Queen Jeanne emerges as a Huguenot war leader in the attempt, shown in Part Three, 'Sanctuary', to create a Protestant Guyenne by force of arms. The book makes extensive use of contemporary sources, including unpublished diplomatic and military dispatches, and a controversial collection of copies of Jeanne's private correspondence.