Louis XI, le roi le plus cruel de l'Histoire de France ?

If I mention Louis XI, you probably immediately think of "the spider," iron cages, and suspicions of poisoning... Having reigned after a 40-year wait, he certainly left his mark on his era. But ultimately, what have we retained from his turbulent reign? Was he the treacherous and cruel king he's so often portrayed as? Or a French king who was a product of his time? Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:31 - An Impatient Dauphin 09:32 - Finally King 16:14 - The Dark Legend 🔔 SUBSCRIBE! Business email: [email protected] My social media - https://linktr.ee/LOeilCulturel Thank you for watching this video! 💖 📖 Sources: BLANCHARD, Joël, 2015. Louis XI. Paris: Perrin. “Biographies”, p.372. DOI: 10.3917/perri.blanc.2015.01. https://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/... https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinte... https://www.historia.fr/personnages-h... https://journals.openedition.org/crm/... 🎶 Music credits: Ossuary 1, A beginning - Kevin MacLeod Anguish - Kevin MacLeod The age of wood - @SavfkMusic The Prayer - @SavfkMusic 'Hour of the Witch' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Intervention' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'The spaces between' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Within our nature' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au