Download or read book Louis XI written by Paul Murray Kendall and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2001 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 1423, the year that Louis XI, King of France (1461-83) was born, much of France was ruled by the English. To unify France after the Hundred Years War under his rule (I am France he would proclaim to his rebellious vassals) became the idee fixe of Louis' life. The manner in which he largely succeeded accomplishing this is the subject of this book