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Henry of Navarre
A little over a week ago I went to see Henri 4 (beware a slightly annoying website, in German- this site has the details without the seemingly unstoppable video), Henry of Navarre for English...
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Catherine de’ Medici
On 5th January 1589, Catherine de’ Medici, the Queen Mother of France died at Blois, possibly of pleurisy. She was 69 years old and had spent the last thirty years fighting to keep the French throne in...
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Jeanne d’Albret, queen of Navarre
On 9 June 1572, Jeanne d’Albret, the queen of Navarre died. Jeanne d'Albret by Clouet Navarre was a small, Pyrenean kingdom, nestled between France and Spain, and fiercely holding on to its...
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Henry of Navarre (again)
Just in case, like me, you didn’t notice that Henry of Navarre had been released in the UK, you can find it on Amazon here. It has new cover art (which I like less than the original) and is indeed, as...
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