France: Kings, Queens and Royal History

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King Louis VIII of France received an envoy of King Henry III of England

Louis VIII of France receiving an envoy from his enemy, Henry III of England

Louis VIII of France receiving an envoy from his enemy, Henry III of England. Louis replying with pride to the demand that lands lost to the French during the reign of King John be returned to the English. Illustration from Histoire de France by M Colart.

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King Louis VIII of France received an envoy of King Henry III of England

Louis VIII of France receiving an envoy from his enemy, Henry III of England

Louis VIII of France receiving an envoy from his enemy, Henry III of England. Louis replying with pride to the demand that lands lost to the French during the reign of King John be returned to the English. Illustration from Histoire de France by M Colart.

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Louis VIII, (le Lion) actually invaded England in 1216 and captured Winchester .King John was very unpopular with the English nobility and may of them took sides with the French!

 

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Crowds on the streets of Paris greeted King Louis XI as he arrived from Burgundy to claim his kingdom after the demise of his father King Charles VII.

Crowds on the streets of Paris greeting Louis XI as he arrives from Burgundy to claim his kingdom after the death of …

Crowds on the streets of Paris greeting Louis XI as he arrives from Burgundy to claim his kingdom after the death of his father, Charles VII. Illustration from Louis XI by Job and Georges Montorgueil, 1905.

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Crowds on the streets of Paris greeted King Louis XI as he arrived from Burgundy to claim his kingdom after the demise of his father King Charles VII.

Crowds on the streets of Paris greeting Louis XI as he arrives from Burgundy to claim his kingdom after the death of …

Crowds on the streets of Paris greeting Louis XI as he arrives from Burgundy to claim his kingdom after the death of his father, Charles VII. Illustration from Louis XI by Job and Georges Montorgueil, 1905.

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Louis was in exile since his failed uprising against his father.
As soon as he heard that King Charles was dying he set out for Paris with haste incase his brother the Duc de Berry would seize the crown.