iv. 108;
relations with Scotland under Mary of Guise, 169-173;
growth of the Huguenots in, 174, 206-208;
Huguenot rising in, 209;
massacre of Protestants in, 299;
parties in, on death of Henry III., 369;
re-united under Henry IV., 373;
league with England and the Netherlands, v. 60;
alliance with Holland, 316;
growth of its power, vi. 113, 114;
treaty with Cromwell, 117;
its growing prosperity, 187-189;
alliance with England and Holland, vii. 187;
alliance with England and Prussia, 199;
position after Treaty of Utrecht, 212;
union with Spain, 213, 214;
supports her against England, 219;
alliance with Prussia, 221;
claims on America and India, 232;
war with England, 248, 249, 264, 265;
withdraws from India and America, 307;
policy in American war, viii. 28;
league with America and Spain, 30;
Pitt's treaty of commerce with, 79;
condition in the eighteenth century, 81, 82;
volunteers from, in Washington's army, 83;
revolution in, _ib._, 86, 95, 96, 101;
attitude towards England, 97-100;
attacked by the Coalition, 101;
royalty abolished in, _ib._;
attacks Holland, 102;
declares war on England, 103;
reverses in 1793, 107;
successes, 109, 110;
Directory in, 113;
dealings with Ireland, 121, 123-125;
attacks Austria and Italy, 122;
conquers Switzerland, 134, 135;
takes Rome, 136;
relations with Russia, _ib._, 137;
conquers Italy, 139;
forced to evacuate it, 140;
Consulate in, 142;
position after the Peace of Luneville, 144, 145;
driven from Egypt, 165, 166;
invaded by the Allies, 202;
the Bourbons return to, 203;
Napoleon's last struggle in, 206;
literature of, its influence on Chaucer, ii. 359, 360

Franchise, restriction of, iii. 99-102

Francis of Assisi, St., ii. 9, 12, 13

Francis II., Emperor, viii. 96

Francis I., king of France, iii. 232;
campaign in Italy, 233;
treaties with Maximilian and Charles, 234;
with Henry VIII., 235;
meeting with Henry, 241;
struggle with Henry and Charles, 247;
defeats in Italy, 248, 250;
prisoner, 250;
treaties with Henry, 266, 270;
released, 267;
intrigues with Lutherans and Papacy, iv. 22;
attacks Charles, 24;
negotiations with Scotland, _ib._;
treaty with Charles, 32;
with Henry, 33;
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