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Historical person
1187–1226
Louis VIII of France was a Capetian king who reigned briefly after a long career as a prince and military commander. Before becoming king he invaded England during the baronial war; as king he campaigned against Plantagenet territories and led the royal phase of the Albigensian Crusade.
In Richard Cullen’s Rebellion, in England in 1213, King John faces opposition from his own barons while Prince Louis, son of Philip II of France, prepares to exploit the weakness of the English crown. In Robert Broomall’s Return of the Death’s Heads, Part I, in 1216, Prince Louis of France invades England with the support of barons rebelling against King John. Other novels featuring Louis VIII of France include Robert Broomall’s Return of the Death’s Heads, Part II.
Historical context
Series
The Roger of Huntley series follows a fugitive monk and crusader through the violence of the Third Crusade and the later crisis of King John’s reign. The early books place Roger among soldiers, pilgrims and rulers in the eastern Mediterranean, while the later novels return him to England…
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Chronicles of the Black Lion follows Estienne Wace from King John’s divided England into the wider conflicts and military cultures of the early thirteenth century. Rebellion places the orphaned squire in William Marshal’s household as baronial opposition and Prince Louis of France threaten the crown. Crusade carries him…
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