1250-1254 Meanwhile Louis was having a worse time of it overseas. He had carefully prepared for his crusade, amassing a […]
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Maker and lover of strife
1252 A humiliated and insulted Henry called his governor a “maker and lover of strife” and ordered him to observe […]
Another boy king
1241 Like Henry, Louis IX (1214 – 1270) had been a boy king, crowned at the age of 12 after […]