Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-338) and index.
Childhood -- Years of apprenticeship -- Catholic hero -- The siege of La Rochelle -- King of Poland -- Homeward bound -- King of France -- Henry III, the man -- The king's peace -- A tiresome brother -- The court of Henry III -- The Archimignons -- The Catholic League -- Annus horribilis: 1588 -- Paris in revolt -- Nemesis