Louis: The French Prince Who Invaded England

by Catherine Hanley

In 1215 a group of English barons, dissatisfied with the weak and despicable King John, decided that 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: astonishingly, the most attractive candidate for the crown of England was Louis, eldest son and heir of the king of France.

In this fascinating biography of England's least-known "king"--and the first to be...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300217455
• ISBN13: 9780300217452
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"