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Henri IV, 400th anniversary of his assassination, 14 May


Tony F Dordogne
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14 May 2010 is the 400th anniversary of the murder of Henri IV, arguably the most important and influential of all the French Kings.  He was stabbed to death on 14 May 1610 by a Catholic zealot and to commemorate the event there are a large number of events happening across France.

French television has just shown a superb series about him and in Pau, where he was born, there is a major exhibition between 1 April and 30 June at Musee National du Chateau de Pau. 

Our local ACIP Association is showing 'La Reine Margot' and I'm going to be giving some information about Huguenot history and may even do a few searches for names on my Huguenot database.

For those interested in French history, well worth looking out for things in your area because Henri IV was and remains so important from an hisorical point of view.   

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14 May 2010 is the 400th anniversary of the murder of Henri IV, arguably the most important and influential of all the French Kings.  He was stabbed to death on 14 May 1610 by a Catholic zealot and to commemorate the event there are a large number of events happening across France.

French television has just shown a superb series about him and in Pau, where he was born, there is a major exhibition between 1 April and 30 June at Musee National du Chateau de Pau.   

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Henri spent much time at Nerac, near Agen (also, arguably, the "real" location for Chocolat). Henri was generous, compassionate and kind. He liked being with ladies with his pants around his ankles (a sort of 17th century Tiger Woods).

He was one of the Henries of the War of the three Henries, all of whom died from being stabbed (the others were Henri de Guise and Henri III). Who says that knife crime is new?

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