Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Note on Citations and Translations -- Prologue -- PART I: THE PROFESSION OF ARMS -- 1 The Great Quantity of Nobility That Is Found Here: Southern France and Its Warrior Elite -- 2 The Grandeur and Magnificence of His Household: Noble Households and Kinship -- 3 He Had No Trouble Helping Himself to Money: Crédit and Noble Finances -- PART II: THE BONDS OF NOBILITY -- 4 With the Assistance of My Particular Friends: Clientage and Friendship -- 5 The Dignity and Authority of Their Charges: Officeholding and Political Culture -- 6 Actions the Most Perilous Being the Most Honorable: Honor and Courage -- PART III: THE CULTURE OF REVOLT -- 7 The Call to Arms from All Quarters: Rituals of Arming -- 8 A Great Multitude of Soldiers: Personal Armies -- 9 The Zeal of This Nobility: Violent Performances -- Conclusion -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.