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Book SynopsisThe reputation of Francis I, king of France (1515-47 ) has fluctuated over the centuries. Acclaimed as 'noble' and 'great' in the sixteenth century, he came to be unfairly denigrated under the Bourbon kings and the republic. But, in the twentieth century, research based on archival material has restored his standing as one of the most important rulers of his age. The present volume brings together seventeen articles by Robert Knecht published over several decades on particular aspects of the reign, with three specially translated from French into English. They examine the period in more depth than was possible in the author''s 1994 biography of Francis I, and include studies of the Concordat of 1516 with the papacy, the Field of Cloth of Gold in 1520, the lit-de-justice of 1527, and the visit to France of the Emperor Charles V in 1540. Other articles consider the king's attitude to the Reformation, his court, his relations with Paris and visits to Aquitaine, his patronage of architectu
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; The Concordat of 1516: a re-assessment; ‘Our Trinity!’: Francis I, Louise of Savoy and Marguerite d’Angoulême; The Field of Cloth of Gold; The court of Francis I; Popular theatre and the court of 16th-century France; Francis I, ‘father of letters’?; Francis I and the ‘mirror for princes’; The early Reformation in England and France: a comparison; Francis I, ‘Defender of the Faith’?; Francis I and Paris; Charles III of Bourbon, Henri VIII and Charles V; Francis I in Aquitaine: a British view; Francis I and the Lit de justice: a ‘legend’ defended; Francis I and Fontainebleau; Haulse ( Paris) haulse bien hault ta porte’: the entry of the Emperor Charles V into Paris, 1540; The French and English nobilities in the 16th century: a comparison; The sword and the pen: Blaise de Monluc and his Commentaires; Index.
