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