PREFACE

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

CHAPTER I GALLO-ROMAN PARIS

CHAPTER II THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS—ST. GENEVIEVE—THE CONVERSION OF CLOVIS—THE MEROVINGIAN DYNASTY

CHAPTER III THE CARLOVINGIANS—THE GREAT SIEGE OF PARIS BY THE NORMANS—THE GERMS OF FEUDALISM

CHAPTER IV THE RISE OF THE CAPETIAN KINGS AND THE GROWTH OF PARIS

CHAPTER V PARIS UNDER PHILIP AUGUSTUS AND ST. LOUIS

CHAPTER VI ART AND LEARNING AT PARIS

CHAPTER VII THE PARLEMENT—THE STATES-GENERAL—CONFLICT WITH BONIFACE VIII.—THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KNIGHTS-TEMPLARS

CHAPTER VIII ETIENNE MARCEL—THE ENGLISH INVASIONS—THE MAILLOTINS—MURDER OF THE DUKE OF ORLEANS—ARMAGNACS AND BURGUNDIANS

CHAPTER IX JEANNE D’ARC—PARIS UNDER THE ENGLISH—END OF THE ENGLISH OCCUPATION

CHAPTER X LOUIS XI. AT PARIS—THE INTRODUCTION OF PRINTING

CHAPTER XI FRANCIS I.—THE RENAISSANCE AT PARIS

LA FONTAINE DES INNOCENTS. CHAPTER XII RISE OF THE GUISES—HUGUENOT AND CATHOLIC—THE MASSACRE OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW

CHAPTER XIII HENRY III.—THE LEAGUE—SIEGE OF PARIS BY HENRY IV.—HIS CONVERSION, REIGN AND ASSASSINATION

CHAPTER XIV PARIS UNDER RICHELIEU AND MAZARIN

CHAPTER XV THE GRAND MONARQUE—VERSAILLES AND PARIS

CHAPTER XVI PARIS UNDER THE REGENCY AND LOUIS XV.—THE BROODING STORM

CHAPTER XVII LOUIS XVI.—THE GREAT REVOLUTION—FALL OF THE MONARCHY

CHAPTER XVIII EXECUTION OF THE KING—PARIS UNDER THE FIRST REPUBLIC—THE TERROR—NAPOLEON—REVOLUTIONARY AND MODERN PARIS

CHAPTER XIX HISTORICAL PARIS—THE CITÉ—THE UNIVERSITY QUARTER—THE VILLE—THE LOUVRE—THE PLACE DE LA CONCORDE—THE BOULEVARDS

CHAPTER XX THE COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE—THE OPÉRA—SOME FAMOUS CAFÉS—CONCLUSION

INDEX

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