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In the history of any country there are portentous dates — dates heavy with significance for the future. In the history of France, 1559 is one such. April saw the Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis demobilise the warrior nobility after 40 years of active service abroad. And July saw the death of Henri II, the linchpin of the chariot of State.
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Garrisson, J. (1995). Introduction to Part III. In: A History of Sixteenth-Century France, 1483–1598. European Studies Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24020-3_9
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