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Title: A History Of France From The Earliest Times
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## Antiquity to 1100
## 1100 to 1380
## 1380 to 1515
## 1515 to 1589
## 1589 to 1715
## 1715 to 1789
VOLUMES, CHAPTERS AND
STORIES
Antiquity to 1100
EXTRACT
FROM
LETTER
TO
THE
PUBLISHERS.
A POPULAR HISTORY OF FRANCE
CHAPTER I.
GAUL.
CHAPTER II.
THE GAULS OUT OF GAUL.
CHAPTER III.
THE ROMANS IN GAUL.
CHAPTER IV.
GAUL CONQUERED BY JULIUS CAESAR.
CHAPTER V.
GAUL UNDER ROMAN DOMINION.
CHAPTER VI.
ESTABLISHMENT OF CHRISTIANITY IN GAUL.
CHAPTER VII.
THE GERMANS IN GAUL.—THE FRANKS AND CLOVIS.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE MEROVINGIANS.
CHAPTER IX.
THE MAYORS OF THE PALACE. THE PEPINS.
CHAPTER X.
CHARLEMAGNE AND HIS WARS.
CHAPTER XI.
CHARLEMAGNE AND HIS GOVERNMENT.
CHAPTER XII.
DECAY AND FALL OF THE CARLOVINGIANS.
CHAPTER XIII.
FEUDAL FRANCE AND HUGH CAPET.
CHAPTER XIV.
THE CAPETIANS TO THE TIME OF THE CRUSADES.
CHAPTER XV.
CONQUEST OF ENGLAND BY THE NORMANS.
CHAPTER XVI. THE CRUSADES, THEIR ORIGIN AND THEIR SUCCESS.
List of Illustrations:
Ideal Landscape of Ancient Gaul——13
Gyptis Presenting the Goblet to Euxenes——17
A Tribe of Gauls on an Expedition——27
The Gauls in Rome——39
The Women Defending the Cars——58
The Roman Army Invading Gaul——61
Mounted Gauls——66
Vercingetorix Surrenders to Caesar——81
Gaul Subjugated by the Romans——83
From La Croix Rousse——86
Eponina and Sabinus Hidden in a Vault——97
Druids Offering Human Sacrifices——111
The Huns at the Battle of Chalons——135
"Thus Didst Thou to the Vase of Soissons."——139
Battle of Tolbiacum——144
The Sluggard King Journeying——156
"Thrust Him Away, Or Thou Diest in his Stead."——160
The Execution of Brunehaut——175
The Battle of Tours——193
"The Arabs Had Decamped Silently in the Night."——195
Charlemagne at the Head of his Army——212
Charlemagne Inflicting Baptism Upon the Saxons——215
The Submission of Wittikind——218
Death of Roland at Roncesvalles——227
Charlemagne and the General Assembly——239
Charlemagne Presiding at the School of The Palace——246
He Remained There a Long While, and his Eyes Were Filled With Tears.
——255
Paris Besieged by the Normans——259
The Barks of the Northmen Before Paris——260
Count Eudes Re-entering Paris Right Through the Besiegers- —-262
Ditcar the Monk Recognizing The Head of Morvan——273
Hugh Capet Elected King——300
"Who Made Thee King?"——302
Gerbert, Afterwards Pope Sylvester Ii——304
Notre Dame——310
Knights and Peasants——312
Robert Had a Kindly Feeling for the Weak and Poor——313
"The Accolade."——324
Normans Landing on English Coast——353
William the Conqueror Reviewing his Army——357
Edith Discovers the Body of Harold——360
"God Willeth It!"——383
The Four Leaders of the First Crusade——385
The Assault on St. Jean D'acre——386
1100 to 1380
CHAPTER XVII.
THE CRUSADES, THEIR DECLINE AND END.
CHAPTER XVIII. THE KINGSHIP IN FRANCE.
CHAPTER XIX.
THE COMMUNES AND THE THIRD ESTATE.
CHAPTER XX.
THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR.—PHILIP VI. AND JOHN II.
CHAPTER XXI.
THE STATES—GENERAL OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
CHAPTER XXII. THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR.—CHARLES V.
List of Illustrations:
Richard's Farewell to the Holy Land——10
Preaching the Second Crusade——13
Defeat of the Turks——16
The Christians of the Holy City Defiling Before Saladin.
——28
Richard Coeur de Lion Having the Saracens Beheaded.
——37
St. Louis Administering Justice——46
Sire de Joinville——55
The Death of St. Louis——64
Louis the Fat on an Expedition——69
Battle of Bouvines——81
Death of de Montfort——104
De La Marche's Parting Insult——126
St. Louis Mediating Between Henry III. And his Barons
—— 136
"It is Rather Hard Bread."——146
The Sicilian Vespers——156
The Town and Fortress of Lille——164
The Battle of Courtrai——167
Colonna Striking the Pope——185
The Hanging of Marigny——200
The Peasants Resolved to Live According To Their
Own Inclinations and Their Own Laws——209
Insurrection in Favor of the Commune at Cambrai——
214
Burghers of Laon——220
The Cathedral of Laon——233
Homage of Edward Iii. To Philip Vi.——250
Van Artevelde at his Door——264
"See! See!" She Cried——283
Statue of James Van Artevelde——296
Queen Philippa at the Feet of The King——314
John II., Called the Good——318
"Father, Ware Right! Father, Ware Left!"——326
Charles the Bad, King of Navarre, in Prison——335
The Louvre in the Fourteenth Century——336
Stephen Marcel——342
The Murder of the Marshals——345
"In his Hands the Keys of The Gates."——354
Charles V.——371
Big Ferre——376
Bertrand Du Guesclin——388
Putting the Keys on Du Guesclin's Bier——407
1380 to 1515
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR—CHARLES VI. AND THE DUKES OF BURGUNDY
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR.—CHARLES VII. AND JOAN OF ARC (1422-1461)
CHAPTER XXV.
LOUIS XI. (1461-1483.)
CHAPTER XXVI.
THE WARS OF ITALY.— CHARLES VIII. (1483-1498.)
CHAPTER XXVII. THE WARS IN ITALY.—LOUIS XII. (1498-1515.)
List of Illustrations
Hotel de Ville Bourges——frontispiece
The Procession Went over the Gates——16
"Thou Art Betrayed."——26
Charles Vi. And Odette——71
Murder of the Duke Of Orleans——38
Death of Valentine de Milan——45
John the Fearless——51
Already Distressed——57
"Into the River!"——77
The Body of Charles VI. Lying in State——84
Portrait of Joan Of Arc——85
Joan of Arc in Her Father's Garden——91
Chinon Castle——95
Joan Entering Orleans——104
Herself Drew out the Arrow——109
Joan Examined in Prison——128
Philip the Good of Burgundy——144
The Constable Made his Entry on Horseback——150
Agnes Sorel——175
Jacques Coeur——165
Jacques Coeur's Hostel at Bourges——169
Louis XI. And Burgesses Waiting for News——193
Charles the Rash——203
Louis XI. And Charles the Rash at Peronne——209
Philip de Commynes——217
The Corpse of Charles the Rash Discovered——236
Louis XI. At his Devotions——255
Views of the Castle Of Plessis-les-tours——258
Louis XI——260
Charles VIII.——263
Anne de Beaujeu——264
Meeting Between Charles VIII., and Anne of Brittany
——282
Charles VIII.——293
Battle of Fornovo——303
Castle of Amboise——308
Louis XII——310
Bayard——315
States General at Tours——329
Battle of Agnadello——334
Cardinal D'amboise——347
Chaumont D'amboise——350
Bayard's Farewell——358
Gaston de Foix——364
1515 to 1589
CHAPTER XXVIII.
FRANCIS I. AND CHARLES V.
CHAPTER XXIX.
FRANCIS I. AND THE RENAISSANCE.
CHAPTER XXX.
FRANCIS I. AND THE REFORMATION.
CHAPTER XXXI.
HENRY II. (1547-1559.)
CHAPTER XXXII.
FRANCIS II., JULY 10, 1559—DECEMBER 5, 1560.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHARLES IX. AND THE RELIGIOUS WARS. (1560-1574.)
CHAPTER XXXIV. HENRY III. AND THE RELIGIOUS WARS. (1574-1589.)
List of Illustrations
Cardinal Ximenes——14
All Night A-horseback——19
Bayard Knighting Francis I——19
Leo X.——21
Anthony Duprat——24
Charles V——39
Francis I. Surprises Henry Viii.——44
The Field of the Cloth Of Gold——45
The Constable de Bourbon——53
The Death of Bayard——76
Capture of Francis I.——91
Louise of Savoy and Marguerite de Valois——102
Francis I.——115
The Duke of Orleans and Charles V.——128
Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Guise——130
Francis I.——137
St. Thomas Aquinas and Abelard——140
Clement Marot——162
Francis I. Waits for Robert Estienne——168
Rabelais——171
The First Protestants——178
The Castle of Pau——183
William Farel——181
Burning of Reformers at Meaux——188
Erasmus——194
Berquin Released by John de La Barre——198
Heretic Iconoclasts——201
Massacre of the Vaudians——218
Calvin——222
Gallery Henry Ii——230
Anne de Montmorency——235
Henry Ii.——235
Diana de Poitiers——243
Guise at Metz——244
Francis Ii. And Mary Stuart Love Making——251
Catherine De' Medici (in Her Young Days)——255
Joust Between Henri Ii. And Count de Montgomery
——268
Francis Ii——269
Mary Stuart——270
Death of La Renaudie——283
Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condo——285
Mary Stuart——284
Coligny at the Death-bed of Francis Ii.——295
Francis de Lorraine, Duke of Aumale and Of Guise
——302
Massacre of Protestants—-305
The Duke of Guise Waylaid—-315
Conde at the Ford—-328
Henry of Lorraine (duke Of Guise)——332
Parley Before the Battle of Moncontour——337
Admiral Gaspard de Coligny——346
Charles Ix. And Catherine De' Medici——354
Henry de Guise and the Corpse of Coligny——369
The Queen of Navarre and the Huguenot——372
Chancellor Michael de L'hospital——376
The St. Bartholomew——383
Henry Iii——388
Indolence of Henry Iii—-390
Henry Le Balafre——400
The Castle of Blois——428
Henry Iii. and the Murder of Guise——437
Henry of Navarre and the Scotch Guard——448
1589 to 1715
CHAPTER XXXV.
HENRY IV., PROTESTANT KING. (1589-1593.)
CHAPTER XXXVI.
HENRY IV., CATHOLIC KING. (1593-1610.)
CHAPTER XXXVII.
REGENCY OF MARY DE' MEDICI. (1610-1617.)
CHAPTER XXXVIII. LOUIS XIII., CARDINAL RICHELIEU, AND THE COURT.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
LOUIS XIII., CARDINAL RICHELIEU, AND THE PROVINCES.
CHAPTER XL.
LOUIS XIII., RICHELIEU--CATHOLICS AND PROTESTANTS.
CHAPTER XLI.
LOUIS XIII., CARDINAL RICHELIEU, AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
CHAPTER XII.
LOUIS XIII., RICHELIEU, AND LITERATURE.
CHAPTER XLIII.
LOUIS XIV., THE FRONDE--CARDINAL MAZARIN.
CHAPTER XLIV.
LOUIS XIV., HIS WARS AND HIS CONQUESTS. 1661-1697.
CHAPTER XLV.
LOUIS XIV., HIS WARS AND HIS REVERSES. (1697-1713.)
CHAPTER XLVI.
LOUIS XIV. AND HOME ADMINISTRATION.
CHAPTER XLVII.
LOUIS XIV. AND RELIGION.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
LOUIS XIV., LITERATURE AND ART.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Henry IV.——11
Sully——37
Henry IV. At Ivry——26
Rosny Castle——30
"Do Not Lose Sight of My White Plume."——30
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma——32
Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne——35
Lemaitre, Mayenne, and the Archbishop of Lyons——
53
Henry IV.'s Abjuration——56
The Castle of Monceaux——91
The Castle of St. Germain in the Reign Of Henry IV.—
107
The Castle of Fontainbleau——124
Gabrielle D'estrees—130
Henry IV. And his Ministers——138
The Arsenal in the Reign of Henry IV.——143
Marie de Medicis——147
Concini, Leonora Galigai, and Mary De' Medici——
149
Louis XIII. And Albert de Luynes——154
Murder of Marshal D'Ancre——155
Richelieu——180
Double Duel——188
"Tapping With his Finger-tips on the Window-
pane."——191
Henry, Duke of Montmorency, at Castelnaudary——
199
The King and the Cardinal——204
Cinq-Mars and de Thou Going to Execution——215
The Parliament of Paris Reprimanded——217
The Barefoots——221
The Abbot of St. Cyran——234
Demolishing the Fortifications——244
The Harbor of La Rochelle—-248
The King and Richelieu at La Rochelle——250
John Guiton's Oath——254
The Defile of Suza Pass——278
Richelieu and Father Joseph——280
Gustavus Adolphus——282
Death of Gustavus and his Page——290
The Palais-Cardinal——305
The Tomb of Richelieu——308
Descartes at Amsterdam——316
The King's Press——323
Peter Corneille——334
The Representation of "The Cid."——335
Corneille at the Hotel Rambouillet—-342
Louis XIV.——344
The Great Conde——348
Arrest of Broussel——352
Cardinal de Retz——352
"Ah, Wretch, if Thy Father Saw Thee!"——354
President Mole——355
The Great Mademoiselle——373
Anne of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin——394
Death of Mazarin.——399
Fouquet——404
Colbert——405
Vaux Le Vicomte——405b
Louis XIV. Dismissing Fouquet——407
Louvois——411
William III., Prince of Orange——434
The Brothers Witt——436
Death of Turenne——443
Turenne.——444
An Exploit of John Bart's——446
Duquesne Victorious over Ruyter—446a
Marshal Luxembourg—461
Heinsius——461
Battle of St. Vincent 465a
The Battle of Neerwinden——465
"Here is the King of Spain."——475
News for William III.——481
Bivouac of Louis XIV.——503
The Grand Dauphin——505
Marshal Villars and Prince Eugene——512
Marly——525
Colonnade of the Louvre 525a
Versailles—526
Vauban——534
Misery of the Peasantry——543
The Torture of the Huguenots—552
Revocation of the Edict Of Nantes——556
Death of Roland the Camisard——569
Abbey of Port-Royal——580
Reading the Decree 581
Bossuet——591
Blaise Pascal——597
Fenelon and the Duke of Burgundy——610
La Rochefoucauld and his Fair Friends——629
La Bruyere——633
Corneille Reading to Louis XIV.——642
Racine——646
Boileau-Despreaux——650
La Fontaine, Boileau, Moliere, and Racine——657
Moliere——664
Death of Moliere——669
Lebrun——674
Le Poussin and Claude Lorrain——675
Lesueur——676
Mignard 677
Perrault 678
1715 to 1789
CHAPTER XLIX. LOUIS XIV. AND HIS COURT.
CHAPTER L.
LOUIS XIV. AND DEATH. 1711-1715.
CHAPTER LI.
LOUIS XV., THE REGENCY, AND CARDINAL DUBOIS. 1715-1723.
CHAPTER LII.
LOUIS XV., THE MINISTRY OF CARDINAL FLEURY., 1723-1748.
CHAPTER LIII.
LOUIS XV., FRANCE IN THE COLONIES. 1745-1763.
CHAPTER LIV.
LOUIS XV., THE SEVEN YEARS' WAR.
CHAPTER LV.
LOUIS XV., THE PHILOSOPHERS.
CHAPTER LVI.
LOUIS XVI., MINISTRY OF M. TURGOT. 1774-1776.
CHAPTER LVII.
LOUIS XVI., FRANCE ABROAD.—UNITED STATES' WAR
CHAPTER LVIII.
LOUIS XVI., FRANCE AT HOME.—MINISTRY OF M. NECKER.
CHAPTER LIX.
LOUIS XVI., M. DE CALONNE AND THE ASSEMBLY OF NOTABLES.
CHAPTER LX.
LOUIS XVI., CONVOCATION OF THE STATES-GENERAL. 1787-1789.
List of Illustrations
The Grand Monarch in his State Robes——9
Madame de La Valliere——10
Madame de Montespan 12
The Iron Mask——14
Bed-chamber Etiquette——15
Madame de Maintenon and the Duchess of Burgundy.
——27
Death of Madame de Maintenon.——34
The King Leaving the Death-bed of Monseigneur——
36
Louis XIV. In Old Age——47
The Death-bed of Louis XIV.——50
Versailles at Night——52
The Regent Orleans——54
The Bed of Justice——57
John Law——62
La Rue Quincampoix—-68
The Duke and Duchess of Maine——71
Cardinal Dubois——78
Peter the Great and Little Louis XV.——82
Belzunce Amid the Plague-Stricken——96
The Boy King and his People——104
Death of the Regent—-107
Louis XV.——110
Cardinal Fleury—110
Mary Leczinska——121
Death of Plelo——130
"Moriamur Pro Rege Nostro."——142
Louis XV. and his Councillors——148
Louis XV. and the Ambassador of Holland——151
Marshal Saxe 154
Battle of Fontenoy——157
Brussels——159
The Citadel of Namur——161
Arrest of Charles Edward——166
Dupleix——168
La Bourdonnais——170
Dupleix Meeting the Soudhabar of The Deccan——
174
Death of the Nabob Of The Carnatic——174
Lally at Pondicherry——184
Champlain——190
Death of General Braddock——203
Death of Wolfe——209
Madame de Pompadour——215
Attack on Fort St. Philip——218
Assassination of Louis XV. by Damiens——221
Death of Chevalier D'Assas——233
Antwerp——234
"France, Thy Parliament Will Cut off Thy Head
Too!"—249
Defeat of the Corsicans at Golo——256
Montesquieu——269
Fontenelle——274
Voltaire——277
The Rescue of "La Henriade."——283
Arrest of Voltaire——298
Diderot——314
Alembert——317
Diderot and Catherine II.——321
Buffon 323
Rousseau and Madame D'Epinay——338
Louis XVI.——347
Turgot's Dismissal——367
Destruction of the Tea——378
Suffren——413
The Reading of "Paul and Virginia."——427
Necker Hospital——432
Marie Antoinette 456
"There Are My Sledges, Sirs."——458
Lavoisier——465
Cardinal Rohan's Discomfiture——470
Arrest of the Members——502
Genealogical Tables——545
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