Blanche of CastileQueen of France and very nearly of England, Blanche of Castile was a beautiful, fascinating woman and a wise and able ruler whose personality and political power dominated Western Europe in the first half of the thirteenth century. She was the granddaughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine and the mother of France's only canonized king, Louis IX, and it was her efforts that led to the great victory over England at the Battle of Bouvines. Her husband, Louis VIII died after three years on the throne, leaving Blanche as regent during her sons minority from 1226 until 1234. Due to her shrewd combination of diplomacy, beating her enemies to the punch, and her influence on Louis IX, kept a whole France for him to inherit on her death. |
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Page 51
... King ordered that they should bring Brother Guérin to him , a Hospitaller much esteemed in the King's counsels , also Bartholomew de Roye , well loved of the king , and Henry Le Maréchal , a humble knight who had served him well and whom ...
... King ordered that they should bring Brother Guérin to him , a Hospitaller much esteemed in the King's counsels , also Bartholomew de Roye , well loved of the king , and Henry Le Maréchal , a humble knight who had served him well and whom ...
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... King's young bride there were two saddles , tunics , bridles , blankets , and ornaments . Above all , ' robes ' were given . Gifts of clothes were the most usual , kings and lords giving them to their followers at Christmas , Easter ...
... King's young bride there were two saddles , tunics , bridles , blankets , and ornaments . Above all , ' robes ' were given . Gifts of clothes were the most usual , kings and lords giving them to their followers at Christmas , Easter ...
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... King Louis of France , with the King's mother Blanche and his three brothers . Already the King's vassals and knights were gathering on the banks of the Rhône and of the Saône . Frederick decided not to put it to the test . On June 17 ...
... King Louis of France , with the King's mother Blanche and his three brothers . Already the King's vassals and knights were gathering on the banks of the Rhône and of the Saône . Frederick decided not to put it to the test . On June 17 ...
Contents
Prologue | 9 |
BLANCHES HERITAGE | 47 |
THE REALM OF THE FLEURDELIS | 90 |
Copyright | |
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