Introduction / Margaret M. McGowan -- The political context of the 1612-1615 Franco-Spanish Treaty / J.H. Elliott -- A time of frenzy : dreams of union and aristocratic turmoil (1610-1615) / Nicolas Le Roux -- Festivities during Elizabeth of Bourbon's journey to Madrid / David Sánchez Cano -- Celebrations in Naples and other Italian cities / Maria Inès Aliverti -- The carrousel of 1612 and the festival book / Marie Baudière -- The carrousel on the Place Royale : production, costumes and décor / Monique Chatenet -- The Ballet d'Antoine de Pluvinel and The Maneige Royal / Patrice Franchet d{u2019}Espèrey -- Competition and emulation : music and dance for the celebrations in Paris, 1612-1615 / Iain Fenlon -- The dazzle of chivalric devices : carrousel on the Place Royale / Paulette Choné -- Literary traditions and their afterlife / Margaret M. McGowan -- Ambivalent fictions : the Bordeaux celebrations of the wedding of Louis XIII and Anne d'Autriche / Marie-Claude Canova-Green -- Firework displays in Paris, London and Heidelberg (1612-1615) / Paulette Choné -- The fêtes of 1612-1615 in history and historiography / Chantal Grell -- Dynastic weddings in personal and political context : two instances / J.R. Mulryne -- Epilogue / Margaret M. McGowan.