Princess, Scholar, Poet, and ‘Heretic’: The Reformed Heart of Marguerite de Navarre (1492–1549)

With a millennium of Roman Catholicism under its crown, early sixteenth-century France was hardly a friend to new Protestants. Question the Latin translation, meet interrogation. Endorse Luther’s or Calvin’s teachings, prepare to learn a lesson in heresy. Deny papal authority, deny yourself sight of the sun, or even a chance at life itself. The French king would have his Roman Catholic way — that is, unless his Reformed sister stepped in.Education Fit for a ChristianThe only sibling of Francis I