21.2 Louis VII of France Builds a Power Base

The story of France in the High Middle Ages, the reigns of Louis VI and Louis VII. As the twelfth century opened the kings of France barely controlled much land beyond Paris, but these two monarchs began to build the foundations for the French kings' great rise in power and prestige.

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Picture: King Louis VII of France, coin

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