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Louis IX: the Universal Spider
By Paul Murray Kendall (1911 - 1973)

New York: Norton, 1971

ISBN  0393053806 / 9780393053807

Kendall has a florid journalistic style which some readers find off-putting and, worse, spoils the history. For those who enjoy his style this is the best of all his works. It’s also considered the standard work in French on this king. Perhaps the translator toned down the expressive language for the French version?

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Reign: 1461 - 1483

French appellation: Louis the Prudent

Concurrent English Monarchs:

Edward IV (1461 - 1470)

Henry VI (1470 - 1471)

Edward IV (1471 - 1483)