R. J. Knecht, Knecht R. J.

Renaissance Warrior and Patron

The Reign of Francis I

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a full and comprehensive account of one of the most colourful and formative reigns in French history, that of Francis I (1515-47), and is published to coincide with the 500th anniversary of his birth in September 1494.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 640
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juni 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 1218g
• ISBN-13: 9780521578851
• ISBN-10: 052157885X
• Artikelnr.: 21888307

Inhaltsangabe

List of plates
List of figures
Preface to new edition
List of abbreviations
1. Childhood and youth
2. France in 1515
3. King of France
4. Marignano and after
5. 'The most Christian king'
6. The king and his court
7. Humanism and heresy
8. Valois versus Habsburg
9. The sinews of war
10. Treason
11. Defeat and captivity
12. The king's return (1526-28)
13. The 'peace of the ladies' (1529)
14. Protestants and Turks
15. The threat of heresy
16. Montmorency's triumph (1535-36)
17. Domestic issues
18. Poverty and wealth
19. France overseas
20. Fruitless entente (1538-42)
21. Madrid and Fontainebleau
22. Patron of the arts
23. 'Father of letters'
24. The return to war (1542-44)
25. Gathering clouds (1544-47)
26. An absolute monarch?
27. 'Le roy est mort! Vive le roy!'
Epilogue
Note on coinage
Manuscript sources
Select bibliography
Index.