Paris and Its Story
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1. Front matter2. P A R I S AND ITS STORY3. PREFACE4. CONTENTS5. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS6. CHAPTER I GALLO-ROMAN PARIS7. CHAPTER II THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS—ST. GENEVIEVE—THE CONVERSION OF CLOVIS—THE MEROVINGIAN DYNASTY8. CHAPTER III THE CARLOVINGIANS—THE GREAT SIEGE OF PARIS BY THE NORMANS—THE GERMS OF FEUDALISM9. CHAPTER IV THE RISE OF THE CAPETIAN KINGS AND THE GROWTH OF PARIS10. CHAPTER V PARIS UNDER PHILIP AUGUSTUS AND ST. LOUIS11. CHAPTER VI ART AND LEARNING AT PARIS12. CHAPTER VII THE PARLEMENT—THE STATES-GENERAL—CONFLICT WITH BONIFACE VIII.—THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KNIGHTS-TEMPLARS13. CHAPTER VIII ETIENNE MARCEL—THE ENGLISH INVASIONS—THE MAILLOTINS—MURDER OF THE DUKE OF ORLEANS—ARMAGNACS AND BURGUNDIANS14. CHAPTER IX JEANNE D’ARC—PARIS UNDER THE ENGLISH—END OF THE ENGLISH OCCUPATION15. CHAPTER X LOUIS XI. AT PARIS—THE INTRODUCTION OF PRINTING16. CHAPTER XI FRANCIS I.—THE RENAISSANCE AT PARIS17. LA FONTAINE DES INNOCENTS. CHAPTER XII RISE OF THE GUISES—HUGUENOT AND CATHOLIC—THE MASSACRE OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW18. CHAPTER XIII HENRY III.—THE LEAGUE—SIEGE OF PARIS BY HENRY IV.—HIS CONVERSION, REIGN AND ASSASSINATION19. CHAPTER XIV PARIS UNDER RICHELIEU AND MAZARIN20. CHAPTER XV THE GRAND MONARQUE—VERSAILLES AND PARIS21. CHAPTER XVI PARIS UNDER THE REGENCY AND LOUIS XV.—THE BROODING STORM22. CHAPTER XVII LOUIS XVI.—THE GREAT REVOLUTION—FALL OF THE MONARCHY23. CHAPTER XVIII EXECUTION OF THE KING—PARIS UNDER THE FIRST REPUBLIC—THE TERROR—NAPOLEON—REVOLUTIONARY AND MODERN PARIS24. CHAPTER XIX HISTORICAL PARIS—THE CITÉ—THE UNIVERSITY QUARTER—THE VILLE—THE LOUVRE—THE PLACE DE LA CONCORDE—THE BOULEVARDS25. CHAPTER XX THE COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE—THE OPÉRA—SOME FAMOUS CAFÉS—CONCLUSION26. INDEX27. FOOTNOTES: