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Old Court Life in France; vol. 1

Old Court Life in France; vol. 1

by Frances Minto Dickinson Elliot

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Author
Elliot, Frances Minto Dickinson, 1820-1898
Title
Old Court Life in France, vol. 1/2
Credits
Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco
Subject
France -- Court and courtiers
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 50218
Release Date
October 14, 2015
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.OLD COURT LIFE IN FRANCE
  2. 2.PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION.
  3. 3.PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION—IN REPLY TO CERTAIN CRITICS.
  4. 4.PREFACE
  5. 5.CONTENTS
  6. 6.ILLUSTRATIONS
  7. 7.AUTHORITIES — OLD COURT LIFE IN FRANCE.
  8. 8.CHAPTER I. FRANCIS I.
  9. 9.CHAPTER II. CHARLES DE BOURBON.
  10. 10.CHAPTER III. BROTHER AND SISTER.
  11. 11.CHAPTER IV. THE QUALITY OF MERCY.
  12. 12.CHAPTER V. ALL LOST SAVE HONOUR.
  13. 13.CHAPTER VI. BROKEN FAITH.
  14. 14.CHAPTER VII. LA DUCHESSE D’ÉTAMPES.
  15. 15.CHAPTER VIII. LAST DAYS.
  16. 16.CHAPTER IX. CATHERINE DE’ MEDICI.
  17. 17.CHAPTER X. A FATAL JOUST.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XI. THE WIDOWED QUEEN.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XII. MARY STUART AND HER HUSBAND.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XIII. A TRAITOR.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XIV. THE COUNCIL OF STATE.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XV. CATHERINE’S VENGEANCE.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XVI. THE ASTROLOGER’S CHAMBER.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XVII. AT CHENONCEAU.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XVIII. A DUTIFUL DAUGHTER.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XIX. BEFORE THE STORM.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XX. ST. BARTHOLOMEW.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXI. THE END OF CATHERINE DE’ MEDICI.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXII. THE LAST OF THE VALOIS.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXIII. DON JUAN.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXIV. CHARMANTE GABRIELLE.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXV. ITALIAN ART.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXVI. BIRON’S TREASON.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXVII. A COURT MARRIAGE.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXVIII. THE PREDICTION FULFILLED.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXIX. LOUIS XIII.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXX. THE ORIEL WINDOW.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXI. AN OMINOUS INTERVIEW.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXII. LOVE AND TREASON.
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXIII. THE CARDINAL DUPED.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXIV. THE MAID OF HONOUR.
  42. 42.CHAPTER XXXV. AT VAL DE GRÂCE.
  43. 43.CHAPTER XXXVI. THE QUEEN BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
  44. 44.CHAPTER XXXVII. LOUISE DE LAFAYETTE.
  45. 45.NOTES TO VOLUME I.

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