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Louis VIII., the Lion
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Son of Philip Augustus; offered by the barons of England the crown of England, he was crowned at London in 1216, but defeated at Lincoln next year, he was obliged to recross the Channel; became king of France in 1223; he took several towns from the English, and conducted a crusade against the Albigenses (1187-1226).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Louis VIII., the Lion'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/l/louis-viii-the-lion.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.