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Louis : the French prince who invaded England / Catherine Hanley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hanley, Catherine, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Louis VIII, King of France, 1187-1226.
- Louis.
- France--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- France.
- Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--John, 1199-1216.
- France--History--Louis VIII, 1223-1226.
- France--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--France.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (309 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, [Connecticut] ; London, [England] : Yale University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1215, a group of English barons, dissatisfied with the weak and despicable King John, decided they needed a new monarch. They wanted a strong, experienced man, of royal blood, and they found him, on the other side of the Channel, in the person of Louis, eldest son and heir of the king of France. In this fascinating biography of England's least-known 'king', Catherine Hanley explores the life and times of 'Louis the Lion' before, during and beyond his quest for the English throne. She illuminates the national and international context of his 1216 invasion, and explains why and how after 16 fruitless months he failed to make himself King Louis I of England. She also explores his subsequent reign over France until his untimely death on the Albigensian Crusade.
- Contents:
- Cover page ; Halftitle page ; Title page ; Copyright page ; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Maps; Tables ; Plates ; INTRODUCTION; chapter one THE SHAPING OF A PRINCE; chapter two FATHER AND SON ; chapter three THE INVITATION; chapter four KING OF ENGLAND?; chapter five THE TIDE TURNS; chapter six FIGHTING BACK; chapter seven THE END OF THE ADVENTURE; chapter eight AFTERMATH; chapter nine KING OF FRANCE; chapter ten LEGACY; CHRONOLOGY; A NOTE ON SOURCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-300-22164-9
- OCLC:
- 1198930648
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