The Rise and Fall of Renaissance France
1483-1610
Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe
2. Auflage Oktober 2001
608 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-22728-1
John Wiley & Sons
Drawing on more than 40 years of research and combining narrative with analysis, R. J. Knecht describes the rise and fall of France in the sixteenth century clearly and authoritatively.
Note on Coinage and Measures.
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.
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.
"Knecht has created a synthesis of the most up-to-date research . .
. and at the same time restored narrative to history." The late
J. Russell Major
"The book deserves to establish itself as the standard account
in English of this most complicated of centuries in French
History." Sir John Elliott, Regius Professor Emeritus of Modern
History, University of Oxford (of the last edition)
. and at the same time restored narrative to history." The late
J. Russell Major
"The book deserves to establish itself as the standard account
in English of this most complicated of centuries in French
History." Sir John Elliott, Regius Professor Emeritus of Modern
History, University of Oxford (of the last edition)
R. J. Knecht is Emeritus Professor of French History and a
Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Research in the Arts and
Social Sciences at the University of Birmingham. A Fellow of the
Royal Historical Society and a member of the Société de
l'Histoire de France, he has been Chairman of the Society for
Renaissance Studies and of the Society for the Study of French
History. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for the
Study of the Renaissance at the University of Warwick. He has
published extensively in the field of French history, and his
Renaissance Warrior and Patron: The Reign of Francis I
(1994) recently appeared in a revised French edition under the
title, Un prince de la Renaissance: François Ier et son
royaume (1998).
Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Research in the Arts and
Social Sciences at the University of Birmingham. A Fellow of the
Royal Historical Society and a member of the Société de
l'Histoire de France, he has been Chairman of the Society for
Renaissance Studies and of the Society for the Study of French
History. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for the
Study of the Renaissance at the University of Warwick. He has
published extensively in the field of French history, and his
Renaissance Warrior and Patron: The Reign of Francis I
(1994) recently appeared in a revised French edition under the
title, Un prince de la Renaissance: François Ier et son
royaume (1998).
