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In 1215, a group of English barons, dissatisfied with the weak and despicable King John, decided 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, in the person of Louis, eldest son and heir of the king of France. In this fascinating biography of England's least-known 'king', Catherine Hanley explores the life and times of 'Louis the Lion' before, during and beyond his quest for the English throne. She illuminates the national and international context of his 1216 invasion, and explains why and how after 16 fruitless months he failed to make himself King Louis I of England. She also explores his subsequent reign over France until his untimely death on the Albigensian Crusade.

Louis --- France --- Great Britain --- Grande-Bretagne --- Kings and rulers --- Biography --- History --- Foreign relations --- Rois et souverains --- Biographies --- Histoire --- Relations extérieures --- Louis, --- 944.02 --- 942.03 --- 942.03 Geschiedenis van Engeland--(1154-1399) --- Geschiedenis van Engeland--(1154-1399) --- 944.02 Geschiedenis van Frankrijk--(987-1589) --- Geschiedenis van Frankrijk--(987-1589) --- Relations extérieures --- Biography. --- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical. --- Louis VIII, roi de France, 1187-1226 --- Relations -- Grande-Bretagne -- France --- Relations -- France -- Grande-Bretagne --- Relations