Vindiciae contra tyrannos, or, Concerning the legitimate power of a prince over the people, and of the people over a prince

by Hubert Languet

1994 221 pages eng

The Vindiciae, Contra Tyrannos was the most infamous of the monarchomach treatises produced during the French wars of religion, and continued to be revered (or execrated) as a key part of the radical canon for well over a century after its publication. It is one of the first attempts to advance a sy…