Emily Joan Ward

The coronation of Henry VI in Paris, from the Anciennes chroniques d’Angleterre, 15th century.

Minor Monarchs

A child’s rule did not inevitably lead to instability.

Louis IX carrying the Sceptre and the Hand of Justice, from Registre des Ordonnances de L’Hotel du Roi, c.1320.

We are Family

From alliances, to open warfare; from tense meetings on bridges, to collective mourning at family funerals: French and English royalty were united by marriage and divided by war.