Hello Fellow Listers, That most famous of subscribers, Luc, has inspired me by way of offering information on the family de Conde. Now I know we perhaps should not mention that family. As Luc has said, very Catholic are those folks. But balance in all things is good. If any historians of that de Conde family happen to be subscribers, I am sure Luc would like to see your thoughts in this list. Well, at least say hi to Luc here and see where it goes. Now inspiration is one thing, action is yet another. And so I seek some advice from any subscribers. I am looking for a book, perhaps several, as I wish to understand both sides of the Battle of Jarnac. Yes, one of the heroic deeds, spoken of some time ago in this very list. I shall not dwell on that as the topic did have some up in arms. And so; a name, and author would be handy, of books that accurately portray the events leading to , during and after Jarnac. And just to show my almost unbiased thought patterns, perhaps one or two from Catholic authors and a similar number by Huguenot authors. Anyone wish to offer some sources ? Kind Regards, Peter Leroy

The BOURBON-Condé family was mostly protestant till Henri II it seems. From what I read the best book on the battles and the armies of the times is James B. Wood: "The King's Army: Warfare,Soldiers and Society during the Wars of Religion in France,1562-1576, Cambridge U press 1996. Luc