The History of France, Volume 2

Eyre Evans Crowe

Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1860 - France

Contents

• Discontent of People Duke of Anjous Regency and Rapacity: 7
• Duke of Brittany acknowledges Charles the Sixth: 23
• It is abandoned the Duke of Brittany seizes the Constable: 26
• His Defeat and Cruelty: 32
• Expedition against Gueldres 1388: 34
• King changes his Government and entrusts it to the Marmousets: 40
• Bajazet 1396: 46
• Strife between Orleans and Burgundy: 52
• Duke of Burgundy enters Paris: 58
• CHAP XIV: 65
• Rise of kingly Authority on the Destruction of all representative: 74
• Peace of Bicêtre: 82
• Treaty of Auxerre 1412: 88
• The Provost Aubriot: 92
• Cabochiens break into the Palace insult the Dauphin and carry: 96
• The Armagnacs Masters of Paris: 102
• Failure of Church Reform: 108
• Battle of Agincourt: 115
• Death of second Dauphin Title of Heir to the Crown falls to: 121
• Siege of Rouen by Henry: 127
• His Murder September 1419: 133
• Siege of Meaux: 139
• Hauteur of Henry the Fifth: 144
• Victory of Verneuil gained by the Duke of Bedford 1424: 150
• ledges Charles the Seventh 1435: 196
• Ministers of the Middle Classes: 200
• Revolt of the Praguerie 1440: 206
• Resistance of the Swiss to the House of Austria: 219
• CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME: 222
• Resumption of Hostilities with the English: 225
• Jacques Cœur: 233
• Quarrel with Burgundy: 241
• Sedition of Rouen put down: 245
• Character of the new King: 250
• His Character: 251
• Kings first fiscal Measure: 256
• They again attack Boulogne: 263
• Louis recovers from Burgundy the Towns on the Somme 1463: 264
• The Burgundians approach Paris: 272
• Destruction of Dinant Death of Duke Philip the Good 1467: 282
• Estates of Tours 1468: 288
• The King gets free: 294
• Death of the Kings Brother the Duke of Guyenne 1472: 300
• Compromise with the Parisians and Departure of the Duke: 305
• Louis seizes Burgundy: 328
• Kings Capture and cruel Treatment of Arras: 335
• Death of Mary of Burgundy 1482: 341
• CHAP XVIII: 354
• He is supported by the Bretons who are obliged to submit: 363
• Treaty of Frankfort: 371
• Political Influence of the Papacy upon Europe: 378
• Charles the Eighths first Designs upon Italy: 380
• King retreats from Naples: 387
• Magnanimity of Louis on his Accession: 395
• Beginning of the Reformation: 400
• Occupies Milan but loses it January 1500: 406
• French Alliance with Cæsar Borgia Pope Alexanders Death: 416
• Gallantry of Gaston de Foix at Brescia: 434
• an Army to the Conquest of Milan: 453
• Decline of the learned Professions: 459
• Election of Charles June 1519: 464
• Death of Maximilian 1519: 467
• Treaty between them: 471
• Who rebels: 477
• English evacuate Paris 1436: 479
• Battle of Pavia February 1525: 484
• Treaty of Madrid 1526: 490
• Ill Success of the Allies of France in Italy against the Emperor: 496
• Invasion of Italy by Lautrec: 502
• King Charles marches an Army against the Flemings: 504
• The Kings Licentiousness and Taste for the Arts: 508
• Reuchlin and Erasmus: 512
• Execution of Berquin: 518
• Treaty of Henry and Francis at Boulogne 1532: 525
• 1: 531
• His Administration and its Results: 540
• Murder of the French Envoys to Turkey in descending the: 549
• Turbulency of the Rochellois: 555
• VOL II: 561
• Peace between England and France: 569
• Subjection of the Parisians January 1383: 575
• Vain Attempt to reverse the Sentence: 586
• Crusade of the Bishop of Norwich: 588
• The latter surprises Charles in Innspruck: 609
• i: 612
• The Battle of St Quentin August 1557: 625
• Surrender of Calais by Lord Wentworth: 631
• Edict of Châteaubriand: 640
• Henrys Visit to it: 646

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Bibliographic information

• Title: The History of France, Volume 2; The History of France, Eyre Evans Crowe
• Author: Eyre Evans Crowe
• Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1860
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Jan 24, 2008