Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: xx, 668 pages: 2 maps; 20 cm. Contents: Note on Coinage and Measures -- Map of France (1500) -- Map of France (1585-98) -- 1. France in 1500 -- 2. minority of Charles VIII (1483-94) -- 3. Charles VIII and the Italian Wars (1494-8) -- 4. Louis XII, 'Father of the People' (1498-1515) -- 5. church in crisis -- 6. Francis I: The first decade (1515-25) -- 7. New Learning and heresy (1483-1525) -- 8. Defeat, captivity and restoration (1525-7) -- 9. War and peace (1527-38) -- 10. court and patronage of Francis I -- 11. Francis I: The last decade (1537-47) -- 12. absolutism of Francis I -- 13. Henry II, the victor of Metz (1547-52) -- 14. arts and literature under Henry II -- 15. Henry II: The tragic peace (1553-9) -- 16. France overseas -- 17. mid-century crisis -- 18. failure of conciliation (1559-62) -- 19. First Civil War (1562-3) -- 20. fragile peace (1563-6) -- 21. Second and Third Civil Wars (1566-70) -- 22. St Bartholomew's day massacres (1572) -- 23. Literary responses -- 24. Fraternal discord (1573-83) -- 25. Henry III and his court -- 26. Catholic League (1584-92) -- 27. triumph of Henry IV (1593-1610). Subjects: France History 15th century. France History 16th century. France History, 1328-1789. Renaissance. Renaissance France. France History Medieval period, 987-1515. Genre: Bibliography. History. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

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Title: The rise and fall of Renaissance France, 1483-1610 / R.J. Knecht
Publisher: London: Fontana Press
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0006861679
ISBN 13: 9780006861676
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition.
Weight: 1 kilogram

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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.

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