Renaissance Warrior and Patron: The Reign of Francis I by R.J. Knecht

List of plates; List of figures; Preface to new edition; List of abbreviations;

1. Childhood and youth;
2. France in 1515;
3. King of France;
4. Marignano and after;
5. 'The most Christian king';
6. The king and his court;
7. Humanism and heresy;
8. Valois versus Habsburg;
9. The sinews of war;
10. Treason;
11. Defeat and captivity;
12. The king's return (1526-28);
13. The 'peace of the ladies' (1529);
14. Protestants and Turks;
15. The threat of heresy;
16. Montmorency's triumph (1535-36);
17. Domestic issues;
18. Poverty and wealth;
19. France overseas;
20. Fruitless entente (1538-42);
21. Madrid and Fontainebleau;
22. Patron of the arts;
23. 'Father of letters';
24. The return to war (1542-44);
25. Gathering clouds (1544-47);
26. An absolute monarch?;
27. 'Le roy est mort! Vive le roy!'; Epilogue; Note on coinage; Manuscript sources; Select bibliography; Index.