Louis XI: References & Edit History

Pierre Champion, Louis XI, 2 vol. (1927; Eng. trans. 1929), is a general study. Jean Dofournet, La Destruction des mythes dans les mémoires de Ph. de Commynes (1966), provides an analysis of the character of the king. Paul Murray Kendall, Louis XI, the Universal Spider (1970), is a lively as well as scholarly biography, making use of new material from Italian diplomatic records. James Cleugh, Chant Royal (1970), a well-researched biography, includes a select multilingual bibliography. Mark Spencer (trans.), Thomas Basin (1412–1490): The History of Charles VII and Louis XI (1997), is a good translation of the major account of the reign.