Diplomatic Correspondence of Bertrand de Salignac de la Motte Fénélon, Volume

Bertrand de Salignac de la Mothe-FénelonProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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924K words
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93

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World History Politics International RelationsDiplomatic PapersFrench DiplomacyPolitical IntrigueEpistolary FormArchivesHistorical CompilationAcademic StudySocial ObservationEarly Modern Europe

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Correspondance diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de la Motte Fénélon, TomeAuthor: Salignac, Bertrand de, seigneur de La Mothe-Fénelon, active 16th century,Language: French, Class: DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco, Release Date: Dec 17, 2012

Editor's review

This collection gathers the diplomatic correspondence of Bertrand de Salignac de la Motte Fénélon, a sixteenth-century French ambassador to England, and constitutes primary material for the history of early modern European diplomacy. Its value lies not in smooth narrative but in giving readers direct access to the tone of negotiations, intelligence assessments, and court networks of the period; it is especially useful to those studying Anglo-French relations and diplomatic practice against the backdrop of religious conflict. This electronic edition comes from Project Gutenberg, a digitization of public-domain material, and is suited to source comparison and quotation checking. It is best used as an archive: first establish the persons and period background, then read selectively by theme or chronology rather than straight through. The original French makes some linguistic competence necessary; background works and reference tools are recommended.

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  1. Review the background of sixteenth-century Anglo-French relations and the Wars of Religion before entering the letters.
  2. Read key letters at turning points in chronological order, with maps and a personage chart at hand.
  3. Read the letters against other diplomatic documents of the period, noting differences in sources of intelligence and stance.
  4. Use French reference works for archaic spelling and proper names, and keep excerpts and page references.

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About the author

Bertrand de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon Author · French · 1523–1589

Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon (1523–1589) was a French diplomat and seigneur de La Mothe. He served as ambassador to England from 1568 to 1575, during which he defended the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre to Elizabeth I on behalf of Charles IX and maintained correspondence with Mary, Queen of Scots; in 1582 he was again sent on a mission to Scotland. His principal surviving works are his diplomatic correspondence from his time as ambassador to England, published in Paris in seven volumes between 1838 and 1841, an important source for the study of sixteenth-century French diplomacy and Anglo-French relations. Public information on his life is limited; his writings consist mainly of official papers and letters, practical in style and focused on recording negotiations and political judgments, and are of considerable documentary value.