CHÂTEAU DE CHAMBORD 56 SPIRAL STAIRCASE, CHÂTEAU OF BLOIS 78 (By permission of Neurdein, Paris.) COUÇY 86 THE GARDENS OF THE TUILERIES, PARIS 90 A GATE OF THE LOUVRE, AFTER ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S DAY 102 CHARLES IX. 106 From the painting by Clouet. HENRI DE GUISE 122 From a drawing in the Louvre. (By permission of A. Giraudon, Paris.) NOTRE-DAME, PARIS 126 ADMIRAL GASPARD DE COLIGNY 132 From a drawing by François Clouet. (By permission of A. Giraudon, Paris.) CATHERINE DE MÉDICIS 140 CHÂTEAU DE BLOIS 150 HENRY IV. 158 From a contemporary painting in the Museum at Versailles. DIANA DE POITIERS, BY JEAN GOUJON 164 From the Château of Anet, now in the Louvre. (By permission of Levy, Paris.) THE CASCADE OF ST. CLOUD 174 From an engraving by Rigaud. GENERAL VIEW OF FONTAINEBLEAU 190 From an old print. MARIE DE MÉDICIS 204 From a steel engraving. COUÇY--INTERIOR, SHOWING THICKNESS OF WALLS 218 LOUIS XIII., KING OF FRANCE AND NAVARRE 232 From an old print. CARDINAL RICHELIEU 270 CHÂTEAU OF NANTES 280 AUTHORITIES