Renaissance France 1483-1610 2 Book

	Note on Coinage and Measures
	Map of France, 1494
	Map of France, 1585-98
	Preface to the Second Edition
	Preface to the First Edition
1	France in 1500	1
2	The Minority Rule of Charles VIII, 1483-94	22
3	Charles VIII and the Italian Wars, 1494-8	34
4	Louis XII, 'Father of the People', 1498-1515	46
5	The Church in Crisis	67
6	Francis I: The First Decade, 1515-25	77
7	The New Learning and Heresy, 1483-1525	102
8	Defeat, Captivity and Restoration, 1525-7	117
9	War and Peace, 1527-38	132
10	The Court and Patronage of Francis I	152
11	Francis I: The Last Decade, 1537-47	173
12	The Absolutism of Francis I	192
13	Henry II, the Victor of Metz, 1547-52	202
14	The Arts and Literature under Henry II	219
15	Henry II: The Tragic Peace, 1553-9	230
16	France Overseas	246
17	The Mid-Century Crisis	259
18	The Failure of Conciliation, 1559-62	278
19	The First Civil War, 1562-3	300
20	The Fragile Peace, 1563-6	319
21	The Second and Third Civil Wars, 1566-70	339
22	The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacres, 1572	355
23	Literary Responses	378
24	Fraternal Discord, 1573-83	401
25	Henry III and his Court	419
26	The Catholic League, 1584-92	439
27	The Triumph of Henry IV, 1593-1610	465
	Conclusion	491
	Bibliographical Essay	496
	Glossary	527
	Genealogies	535
	Index	540