Chambre du Roi Charles VII, Chateau de Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France

Chambre du Roi Charles VII, where he lived 1427-50, with 4-poster bed with red drapes, in the logis royaux, built c. 1370 by the duc d'Anjou, at the Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon, on the Vienne river, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was founded in the 11th century by Theobald I, count of Blois. King Henry II of England lived and died here in the 12th century and the chateau has been out of use since the late 16th century. It is listed as a historic monument and part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Chambre du Roi Charles VII, where he lived 1427-50, with 4-poster bed with red drapes, in the logis royaux, built c. 1370 by the duc d'Anjou, at the Chateau de Chinon or Forteresse royale de Chinon, on the Vienne river, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was founded in the 11th century by Theobald I, count of Blois. King Henry II of England lived and died here in the 12th century and the chateau has been out of use since the late 16th century. It is listed as a historic monument and part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen