Martyrs and murderers the Guise family and the making of Europe - Carroll, Stuart (Oxford University Press, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references and index
The pre-eminent political and religious power-brokers of 16th-century France, the Guise family included in their number both Mary Queen of Scots and Catherine de Medici. This is a comprehensive account of their remarkable story, and their influence on one of Europe's most turbulent and formative eras