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Rumours of Revolt
Civil War and the Emergence of a Transnational News Culture in France and the Netherlands, 1561â1598
Series: - Library of the Written Word, Volume: 88
- Library of the Written Word - The Handpress World, Volume: 88
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This book explores the reception of foreign news during the late sixteenth-century civil wars in France and the Netherlands. Analysing a large body of French and Dutch chronicles, Rosanne Baars innovatively demonstrates that the wider public was well aware of events abroad, though interest in foreign conflicts was far from constant. She sheds new light on the connections between the Dutch Revolt and the French Wars of Religion: contemporaries were gradually more inclined to see these wars as part of an international struggle. Baars argues that these times of civil war made inhabitants of both countries more apt at distinguishing rumour from reliable reports, thus contributing to the emergence of a public of critical news consumers.
Rosanne M. Baars, Ph.D. (2019, University of Amsterdam) is Lecturer in History at that university. Her research focuses on the history of news and media, early modern France, diplomatic history, the Ottoman Empire and maritime history.
âhighly innovative ⦠fascinating ⦠impressive ⦠Baars brings to light a dimension of the societies of the sixteenth century that is often left in the dark.â
Gautier Mingous, Université Lumière Lyon 2. In: Early Modern Low Countries, Vol. 5, No. 2 (2021), pp. 380â382.
âRosanne M. Baarsâs study of the circulation, reception, and interpretation of news in France and the Netherlands in the late sixteenth century is a highly engaging, carefully researched, and persuasively argued volume. [â¦] This is a fascinating and important work which sheds light on the way that contemporaries understood two major European conflicts. It clarifies the complexity of the early modern media world and shows how commentators were often highly discerning when presented with new information, an approach we can all admire.â
Sara Barker, University of Leeds. In: French Studies, 2022, knac141, https://doi.org/10.1093/fs/knac141.
Gautier Mingous, Université Lumière Lyon 2. In: Early Modern Low Countries, Vol. 5, No. 2 (2021), pp. 380â382.
âRosanne M. Baarsâs study of the circulation, reception, and interpretation of news in France and the Netherlands in the late sixteenth century is a highly engaging, carefully researched, and persuasively argued volume. [â¦] This is a fascinating and important work which sheds light on the way that contemporaries understood two major European conflicts. It clarifies the complexity of the early modern media world and shows how commentators were often highly discerning when presented with new information, an approach we can all admire.â
Sara Barker, University of Leeds. In: French Studies, 2022, knac141, https://doi.org/10.1093/fs/knac141.
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Introduction
â1âThe French Wars of Religion and the Dutch Revolt
â2âNews and News Scholarship
â3âChronicling and Chroniclers
â4âThe Media World of the Sixteenth-Century Chronicler
â5âScope and Structure
1 The First Troubles (1561â1566): Iconoclasm
â1âThe Sound of the Flute from France
â2âOpen Borders and Transnational News Networks after Cateau-Cambrésis (1559)
â3âIconoclasm in France and the Netherlands
â4âNews about the First War of Religion and French Iconoclasm
â5âForeign Influences
â6âThe Iconoclastic Fury as a News Event
â7âA More Suitable Topic for News Pamphlets: The Ottomans
â8âAn Awkward Event
â9âBorrowing Responses from France
2 War, Fame, and Noble Leadership, 1567â1571
â1âFame
â2âPraise, Poetry, and Prints
â3âFamous Frenchmen during the First Years of the Religious Wars
â4âNews about Alva, Orange, and the Troubles in the Netherlands
â5âEgmont and Hornes
â6âDon Carlos
3 St Bartholomewâs Day Massacre and the Credibility of News, 1572
â1âPart 1. Reactions to the St Bartholomewâs Day Massacre in the Netherlands
â2âPart 2. Credibility and Verification
4 Peace Negotiations, 1576â1579
â1âPeace Attempts in France and the Netherlands
â2âParallels and Differences
â3âFrench News regarding the Events in the Netherlands
â4âPamphlets and Readership
â5âInternational Pamphleteering
â6âExplaining a Coup dâétat
â7âIdeas regarding Public Communication
â8âFrench Peace Edicts in the Netherlands
5 Anjou, 1578â1583
â1âAnjou Goes to the Netherlands
â2âNetherlandish Expectations
â3âMarriage Plans
â4âNews from France
â5âFrench News Networks in the Netherlands
â6âFrench Views of Anjouâs Mission in the Netherlands
â7âWhy Go to the Netherlands?
â8âAnjouâs Honour
â9âThe French Fury: âAnvers, lâEnferâ
6 Transnational Solidarities, 1584â1598
â1âChroniclers Take Sides
â2âThe Murder of William of Orange
â3âThe Siege and Surrender of Antwerp
â4âThe Armada
â5âA Single European Audience
â6âThe Murders of the Guises and Henry IIIâSeparation in Print
â7âNavarre versus Farnese
â8âAlternative Facts
â9âMirroring Murder: The Affair of Maurice of Nassau and the Assault with the Quadruple Cutting Knife
Conclusion
â1âTwo Civil Wars in France and the Netherlands
â2âThe Emergence of a Transnational News Culture
â3âThe Well-Informed Chronicler
Appendix: Consulted Chronicles
Bibliography
Index
List of Figures
Introduction
â1âThe French Wars of Religion and the Dutch Revolt
â2âNews and News Scholarship
â3âChronicling and Chroniclers
â4âThe Media World of the Sixteenth-Century Chronicler
â5âScope and Structure
1 The First Troubles (1561â1566): Iconoclasm
â1âThe Sound of the Flute from France
â2âOpen Borders and Transnational News Networks after Cateau-Cambrésis (1559)
â3âIconoclasm in France and the Netherlands
â4âNews about the First War of Religion and French Iconoclasm
â5âForeign Influences
â6âThe Iconoclastic Fury as a News Event
â7âA More Suitable Topic for News Pamphlets: The Ottomans
â8âAn Awkward Event
â9âBorrowing Responses from France
2 War, Fame, and Noble Leadership, 1567â1571
â1âFame
â2âPraise, Poetry, and Prints
â3âFamous Frenchmen during the First Years of the Religious Wars
â4âNews about Alva, Orange, and the Troubles in the Netherlands
â5âEgmont and Hornes
â6âDon Carlos
3 St Bartholomewâs Day Massacre and the Credibility of News, 1572
â1âPart 1. Reactions to the St Bartholomewâs Day Massacre in the Netherlands
â2âPart 2. Credibility and Verification
4 Peace Negotiations, 1576â1579
â1âPeace Attempts in France and the Netherlands
â2âParallels and Differences
â3âFrench News regarding the Events in the Netherlands
â4âPamphlets and Readership
â5âInternational Pamphleteering
â6âExplaining a Coup dâétat
â7âIdeas regarding Public Communication
â8âFrench Peace Edicts in the Netherlands
5 Anjou, 1578â1583
â1âAnjou Goes to the Netherlands
â2âNetherlandish Expectations
â3âMarriage Plans
â4âNews from France
â5âFrench News Networks in the Netherlands
â6âFrench Views of Anjouâs Mission in the Netherlands
â7âWhy Go to the Netherlands?
â8âAnjouâs Honour
â9âThe French Fury: âAnvers, lâEnferâ
6 Transnational Solidarities, 1584â1598
â1âChroniclers Take Sides
â2âThe Murder of William of Orange
â3âThe Siege and Surrender of Antwerp
â4âThe Armada
â5âA Single European Audience
â6âThe Murders of the Guises and Henry IIIâSeparation in Print
â7âNavarre versus Farnese
â8âAlternative Facts
â9âMirroring Murder: The Affair of Maurice of Nassau and the Assault with the Quadruple Cutting Knife
Conclusion
â1âTwo Civil Wars in France and the Netherlands
â2âThe Emergence of a Transnational News Culture
â3âThe Well-Informed Chronicler
Appendix: Consulted Chronicles
Bibliography
Index
All interested in the transnational history of the French Wars of Religion and the Dutch Revolt, and anyone concerned with the history of early modern news, media, and public debate.