Howell Lloyd
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Louis XII came to the throne in 1498 and ruled France for sixteen years. According to Howell Lloyd, he was a 'ruler in transition': images of Louis XII elevated royal power to divine status, paving the way for the ideology of absolutism to flourish in the era of the Sun King. Published June 24 2011
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A ruler in transition - Howell Lloyd looks at the icons of power that masked the face of French kingship around 1500.
Published February 1 1992
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