Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Prelude to the Taille Affair 14
7. 2. The Crisis of 1579: A Historiography of Taxes, Social Protest, and Rebellion 33
8. 3. From Rural to Urban Contestation 70
9. 4. The Lawyers: Rhetoric and Reality 101
10. 5. Towards Royal Intervention: Third-Estate Initiatives and Noble Resistance 132
11. 6. The Fiscal and Social Foundations for Crown Intervention 161
12. Epilogue 179
13. Appendix A. Seigneurial Holdings 193
14. Appendix B. Ennoblements 1578–1625 203
15. Notes 211
16. Bibliography 255
17. Index 269