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Louvre: towers and wall of Philippe Auguste (1165-1223) Today under the Louvre-wings of Louis XIV
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Louvre: towers and wall of Philippe Auguste (1165-1223) Today under the Louvre-w...

Tombs of the Plantagenet Kings. Richard I The Lionhearted, his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine and her second husband, Henry II Plantagenet, all represented at the age of 33, the age of Christ at his death Painted stone
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Tombs of the Plantagenet Kings. Richard I The Lionhearted, his mother Eleanor of...

Eleanor (Alienor) of Aquitaine wife of Louis VII of France and, after her divirce, wife of of Henry II of England, mother of Richard I, the Lionhearted, died 1204 in Fontevrault, aged 82. Tombs of the Plantagenet Kings. Painted stone
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Eleanor (Alienor) of Aquitaine wife of Louis VII of France and, after her divirc...

Henry II, King of England (1133-1189) father of Richard I the Lionhearted (1157-1199) and of John Lackland Tombs of the Plantagenet Kings Coloured stone
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Henry II, King of England (1133-1189) father of Richard I the...

Richard I the Lionhearted, King of England Tombs of the Plantagenet Kings Coloured stone
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Richard I the Lionhearted, King of England Tombs of the Plantagenet...

Bonne de France, second daughter of Charles V "Le Savant" (1338-1380). The child died in 1360, probably not older than two. From the Cistertian Abbey Saint Antoine des Champs, Paris. Marble, H: 22,8 cm Inv. 329
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Bonne de France, second daughter of Charles V "Le Savant" (1338-1380). The chil...

Seal of Raymond VII, count of Toulouse (1197-1249) He was excommunicated by Pope Honorius VIII for his support of the Cathars, but under pressure from the Pope, he became their worst enemy.
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Seal of Raymond VII, count of Toulouse (1197-1249) He was excommunicated by...

Chateau Gaillard, Les Andelys. Richard the Lionhearted, King of England, built this fortress in only one year, to block the road to Rouen to French King Philippe- Auguste. In 1204 the French conquered the fortress. Les Andelys, France.
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Chateau Gaillard, Les Andelys. Richard the Lionhearted, King of England, built t...

Castle of Loches (Touraine): the four-cornered keep (late 11th) and the cranellated towers of the wall. Loche was a royal residence since the reign of Charles VI. Later it was a State Prison. Charles VII and Jeanne d'Arc met here.
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Castle of Loches (Touraine): the four-cornered keep (late 11th) and the cran...

Jeanne d'Arc arrives at the Castle of Chinon. Jeanne is on horseback, surrounded by her companions. Charles VII greets her standing on the draw bridge. German Tapestry.
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Jeanne d'Arc arrives at the Castle of Chinon. Jeanne is on horseback, surroun...

At the Castle of Loches, Jeanne d'Arc announced the delivery of Orleans to King Charles VII. Jeanne, on horseback, is surrounded by her companions. The banner says: "Here comes the virgin sent by God..." Miniature on parchment.
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At the Castle of Loches, Jeanne d'Arc announced the delivery of Orleans to K...

King Melchisedech in ceremonial robes - behind him King Louis XI with his alms purse and his barber- surgeon Olivier le Daim - Old Testament scene Tapestry woven in Flanders in the late 15th for Isabelle de la Jaille, friend of Anne de Bretagne
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King Melchisedech in ceremonial robes - behind him King Louis XI with his...