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Writers and [[chronicler]]s such as [[Suetonius]] and [[Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme|Brantôme]] are generally held to be [[unreliable]]. However, their [[anecdotal history]] tends to give a solid picture of their times. Writers and [[chronicler]]s such as [[Suetonius]] and [[Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme|Brantôme]] are generally held to be [[unreliable]]. However, their [[anecdotal history]] tends to give a solid picture of their times.
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-[[Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme|Brantôme]] was the [[Suetonius]] of the [[French Renaissance]]. . 
:"Chief among these writers is [[Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux|Gideon Tallement des Reaux]] ( 1619-1692) whose ''[[Historiettes]]'' is of the first importance for a knowledge of the [[manners]] and [[morals]] of the time. What [[Brantome]] was to the age of [[Francis I of France|Francis I]], Tallement is for that of [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]] and [[Louis XIII]]. While [[Brantome]] is lengthy and detailed, the later writer is brief, succinct, and hence pleasant to read. --''[[The Erotic History of France]]'' :"Chief among these writers is [[Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux|Gideon Tallement des Reaux]] ( 1619-1692) whose ''[[Historiettes]]'' is of the first importance for a knowledge of the [[manners]] and [[morals]] of the time. What [[Brantome]] was to the age of [[Francis I of France|Francis I]], Tallement is for that of [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]] and [[Louis XIII]]. While [[Brantome]] is lengthy and detailed, the later writer is brief, succinct, and hence pleasant to read. --''[[The Erotic History of France]]''

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Writers and chroniclers such as Suetonius and Brantôme are generally held to be unreliable. However, their anecdotal history tends to give a solid picture of their times.

"Chief among these writers is Gideon Tallement des Reaux ( 1619-1692) whose Historiettes is of the first importance for a knowledge of the manners and morals of the time. What Brantome was to the age of Francis I, Tallement is for that of Henry IV and Louis XIII. While Brantome is lengthy and detailed, the later writer is brief, succinct, and hence pleasant to read. --The Erotic History of France
It was not until the eighteenth century that Brantome's reputation, one of not very high order, was established. His writings are regarded, above all, as a collection of dubious anecdotes. From him the chroniclers of scandalous stories, the Tallemants des Réaux and the Bussy-Rabutins, are descended. Catholic Encyclopedia

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