ART AND LEARNING AT PARIS 79 CHAPTER VII THE PARLEMENT--THE STATES-GENERAL--CONFLICT WITH BONIFACE VIII.--THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KNIGHTS-TEMPLARS 103 CHAPTER VIII ETIENNE MARCEL--THE ENGLISH INVASIONS--THE MAILLOTINS--MURDER OF THE DUKE OF ORLEANS--ARMAGNACS AND BURGUNDIANS 117 CHAPTER IX JEANNE D'ARC--PARIS UNDER THE ENGLISH--END OF THE ENGLISH OCCUPATION 131 CHAPTER X LOUIS XI. AT PARIS--THE INTRODUCTION OF PRINTING 138 CHAPTER XI FRANCIS I.--THE RENAISSANCE AT PARIS 145 CHAPTER XII RISE OF THE GUISES--HUGUENOT AND CATHOLIC--THE MASSACRE OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW 161 CHAPTER XIII HENRY III.--THE LEAGUE--SIEGE OF PARIS BY HENRY IV.--HIS CONVERSION, REIGN, AND ASSASSINATION 175 CHAPTER XIV PARIS UNDER RICHELIEU AND MAZARIN 192 CHAPTER XV THE GRAND MONARQUE--VERSAILLES AND PARIS 209 CHAPTER XVI PARIS UNDER THE REGENCY AND LOUIS XV.--THE BROODING STORM 227 CHAPTER XVII LOUIS XVI.--THE GREAT REVOLUTION--FALL OF THE MONARCHY 243 CHAPTER XVIII EXECUTION OF THE KING--PARIS UNDER THE FIRST REPUBLIC--THE TERROR--NAPOLEON--REVOLUTIONARY AND MODERN PARIS 259 CHAPTER XIX HISTORICAL PARIS--THE CITÉ--THE UNIVERSITY QUARTER--THE VILLE--THE LOUVRE--THE PLACE DE LA CONCORDE--THE BOULEVARDS 281 CHAPTER XX THE COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE--THE OPERA--SOME FAMOUS CAFÉS--CONCLUSION 321 INDEX 339 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS LIST OF COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS BY O. F. M. WARD RUE ST. ANTOINE _Frontispiece_ POINT DU JOUR _facing page_ 5 ROMAN BATHS IN MUSÉE DE CLUNY " " 8 BOIS DE BOULOGNE--LAC SUPÉRIEUR " " 19 RUE ST. JACQUES " " 23 ST. JULIEN LE PAUVRE " " 26 PORT DES ORMES " " 37 L'INSTITUT DE FRANCE " " 44 HOTEL GEROUILHAC " " 51 ST. ETIENNE DU MONT AND TOUR DE CLOVIS " " 62 VINCENNES " " 68 RUE DE VENISE " " 77 LA SAINTE CHAPELLE " " 86 THE SEINE FROM PONT DA LA CONCORDE " " 93 LE PETIT PONT " " 100 ILE DE LA CITÉ " " 109 THE SEINE AT ALFORTVILLE " " 117