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A visit to Guédelon transports you back in time to the year 1240. The 26 year old Louis IX, is reigning the prosperous and relatively peaceful country of France. Louis was crowned King at the tender age of 12. He owes his realm to his spitfire Spanish Mother, Blanche of Castile, who acted as regent until little Louis was old enough to manage his kingdom. She broke up a nest of viper-like barons and repelled an attack from King Henry II of England. Her energy, firmness, and adroit diplomacy were awe inspiring!
This is the coronation of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile at Reims in 1223; a miniature from the Grandes Chroniques de France, painted in the 1450s, and kept at the National Library of France
2 comments:
Love the history lesson on Blanche of Castile. Your site is one of the best that I have seen - now I want to make a special trip to France just to see a castle in the making!
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