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36: The no-show French king

Lateral with Tom Scott

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The Delay in France's Kingship

After the King of France, Louis the 10th died on the 5th of June 1316. There were no legal disputes or pretenders to the throne. What caused the delay? Is it a weird calendar issue? Did you ever see an article about space-time and futuristic sci-fi monarchy problems?

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