The Rise and Fall of Renaissance France: 1483-1610, 2nd Edition

Map of France (1500).

Map of France (1585-98).

Preface to the Second Edition.

Preface to the First Edition.

1. France in 1500.

2. The Minority Rule of Charles VIII (1483-94).

3. Charles VIII and the Italian Wars (1494-8).

4. Louis XII, 'Father of the people' (1498-1515).

5. The Church in Crisis.

6. Francis I: The First Decade (1515-25).

7. The New Learning and Heresy (1483-1525).

8. Defeat, Captivity and Restoration (1525-7).

9. War and Peace (1527-38).

10. The Court and Patronage of Francis I.

11. Francis I: The Last Decade (1537-47).

12. The Absolutism of Francis I.

13. Henry II, the Victor of Metz (1547-52).

14. The Arts and Literature under Henry II.

15. Henry II: The Tragic Peace (1553-9).

16. France Overseas.

17. The Mid-Century Crisis.

18. The Failure of Conciliation (1559-62).

19. The First Civil War (1562-3).

20. The Fragile Peace (1563-6).

21. The Second and Third Civil Wars (1566-70).

22. The St Bartholomew's Day Massacres (1572).

23. Literary Responses.

24. Fraternal Discord (1573-83).

25. Henry III and his Court.

26. The Catholic League (1584-92).

27. The Triumph of Henry IV (1593-1610).

Conclusion.

Bibliography and References.

Glossary.

Genealogies.

Index.