The King's Tour of France

The point of this tour is to have the king meet and mingle with his people. She's also got a monkey, a parrot, and an entire household of dwarves who wear brocades and fur. And she's hoping that everyone will ultimately rally around the king and rally together for France. When Henry II died, he'd had the personal loyalty of all of their nobles. Once he was gone, the country is split again by feuding noble factions.