Can anyone recommend a few good books on the early part (before 1600) of the French Calvinist/Catholic conflicts? I'm especially interested in:
Catholic and Hougenout beliefs and daily life in comparison to each other
Catherine de Medici and her time as regent
An easy timeline or overview of the conflicts - major turning points, battles, political events etc. - still before 1600.
Thanks in advance!
Robin Brigg's Early Modern France, 1560-1715 is a classic survey that begins with Catherine de Medici and the Wars of Religion. It is quite scholarly, if that's what you're looking for.