The Works of Jacques-Auguste de Thou

Until the nineteenth century Jacques—Auguste de Thou (1553—1617) was among the most famous and most valued of historians. While his first fame was a succes de scandale — the History of His Time was placed on the Index in 160g — de Thou's work quickly found favor with the humanistically—educated learned class throughout Europe. The esteem in which the History was held transcended religious divisions. The historian received letters of praise from staunchly orthodox Spain and Portugal as well ...