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.
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.
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.
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.
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