The world of Renaissance France spans from around the turn of the century in 1500 to the beginning of Louis XIV’s personal reign in the mid-1660s. While this covers only a little more than 150 years, the changes that occurred during this period were immense. Tabletop Gaming Guide to: Renaissance France is a sourcebook that delves into France during the Renaissance period. This less than two century span was filled with religious turmoil, rebellion, persecution, tumultuous nobility, blackpowder weapons, and of course the great swashbuckling musketeers! - from the publisher's blurb