Victorious Charles: A Ladies' Man - a Biography of King Charles Vii of France (1403-1461)Victorious Charles: A Ladies' Man is a fascinating historical account of the lives of the nobility and the poor in 15th Century France, under the reign of King Charles VII. Charles VII was a warrior King who reigned at the time of France's decades-long war against Henry V's England. Charles is also often remembered for his numerous high-profile affairs, including one with the beautiful Agnes Sorel, known at the time as the Dame de Beaute. The book explores Charles' youth, his crazy mother, and the positive influence of his aunt, Yolande d'Aragon. Charles ruled during the time of Joan of Arc, "The Virgin Warrior" who fought valiantly for France in the war. She delivered Orleans from the English, before being burned at the stake after a religious court sentenced her to death, proclaiming her a sorceress. The late Caroline (Cally) Rogers Neill Sehnaoui was born in 1944 in Manchester, NH to a 16th generation American family of English and Scottish descent. Her father was educated at West Point and Princeton, and her mother's ancestor was William Barton Rogers, who founded MIT in 1861. |
Contents
CHAPTER ONE | 17 |
CHAPTER FOUR | 33 |
CHAPTER SEVEN | 51 |
CHAPTER TEN | 67 |
CHAPTER TWELVE | 81 |
CHAPTER FIFTEEN | 95 |
Common terms and phrases
Agnes Sorel Agnes’s alliance army Arthur de Richemont Bank battle beautiful became birth Bourges Bre'ze brother Burgundian Burgundy’s cathedral Catherine century Charles VII Charles’s chateau Chinon confidence coronation Count of Armagnac court cousin crown d’Anjou Dame daughter Dauphin Louis death Duchess Duke of Anjou Duke of Bedford Duke of Bur Duke of Burgundy Duke of Orleans Dunois enemy English king English soldiers father fifteen fight first five forces future Giac gundy Henry’s House of Valois influence Isabel de Lorraine Jean Joan of Arc John the Fearless King Charles VII King Henry King of France King’s Council kingdom later lived Loire Valley loyal Maid of Orleans Marie married mistress Montereau murder Normandy Orle'anais palace Paris Petit-Musc Philip political prince Queen Isabel regent Reims Rouen royal family Royalist Saint Sicily siege Tanguy du Chatel thousands throne treaty Tremoille troops uncle victory wrote Xantrailles Yolande d’Aragon young