Louis XVIII and Louis-Philippe
This is something that has bothered me on several occasions while rewatching the series, and more especially during Revenge where I think they say one then the other. Now from what I've been taught at school, Louis XVIII became King of France in 1814. He was one of Louis XVI's younger brothers and was succeeded by Charles X, the youngest of the three. Louis-Philippe only became King of the French in 1830, and he was an Orléans, a cousin of the Bourbons'. I find it hard to believe that Bernard Cornwell would get confused between two kings which have different names and different reign dates. So what is this all about?
Did the scriptwriters do a lousy job and think Louis XVIII and Louis-Philippe were one and the same (they happen to misspell "Philippe" on one occasion, so why not...)?
Does this refer to something which is developed in the novels, but not in the series? Such as the hesitation and political strife that went on between Légitimistes and Orléanistes before Louis XVIII became the one and only King?
Thank you all of you Cornwell readers.
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