ASIN: B00U1MX5GI
Publisher: Lume Books
Pages: 529
France in the Middle Ages. A country torn by internecine strife, and menaced by the might of England's King Henry V. At the country's head is a frightened youth, the Dauphin Charles.Isabeau and the mad King disinherit Charles, their last surviving son, and acknowledge King Henry V of England as the heir to the kingdom after his marriage to their youngest daughter Catherine. Charles VII still has a few supporters though not very many, the main one being Yolande of Aragon whose daughter Marie and Charles are married while still quite young. Yolande takes the reins and rules in the immature Charles's stead and single-handedly keeps Charles hopes alive. Charles's fortunes continue to hopelessly flounder but Yolande expertly manages to keep alive his hopes that one day he may rule France…Without the women in his life it is doubtful that Charles would have been able to finally defeat the ...
