History of Henry the Fourth King of France and Navarre
John Stevens Cabot Abbott
Play
Length 6 h 48 min
Chapters 34
First published 1856
Henry IV, King of France and Navarre (1553-1610) was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon. He was raised in the Protestant faith, barely escaped death in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, and led the Protestant forces against the Catholic armies in the French Wars of Religion. Declaring that "Paris was well worth a mass," he abjured the Calvinist faith, which brought an end to the pitiless strife that was destroying France. "Good King Henry" is remembered for his courage in battle, his geniality, and his great concern for the welfare of his subjects. A survivor of multiple assassination attempts, he succumbed to the knife of François Ravaillac in 1610. (Pamela Nagami, M.D.)
Chapters
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Ch. 1: Childhood and Youth, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:06
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Ch. 1: Childhood and Youth, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:39
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Ch. 1: Childhood and Youth, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:08
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Ch. 2: Civil War, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 9:18
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Ch. 2: Civil War, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 7:20
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Ch. 2: Civil War, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:47
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Ch. 3: The Marriage, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 9:48
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Ch. 3: The Marriage, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 10:13
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Ch. 3: The Marriage, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:33
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Ch. 4: Preparations for Massacre Read by Pamela Nagami 19:41
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Ch. 5: Massacre of St. Bartholomew, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 8:48
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Ch. 5: Massacre of St. Bartholomew, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:20
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Ch. 5: Massacre of St. Bartholomew, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:37
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Ch. 6: The Houses of Valois, of Guise, and of Bourbon, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:48
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Ch. 6: The Houses of Valois, of Guise, and of Bourbon, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 15:19
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Ch. 6: The Houses of Valois, of Guise, and of Bourbon, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 8:34
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Ch. 7: The Reign of Henry III, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 10:57
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Ch. 7: The Reign of Henry III, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:23
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Ch. 7: The Reign of Henry III, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:49
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Ch. 8: The League, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 10:18
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Ch. 8: The League, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 9:40
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Ch. 8: The League, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:57
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Ch. 9: The Assassination of the Duke of Guise and of Henry III, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 16:49
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Ch. 9: The Assassination of the Duke of Guise and of Henry III, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 18:01
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Ch. 9: The Assassination of the Duke of Guise and of Henry III, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 8:38
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Ch. 10: War and Woe, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 10:46
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Ch. 10: War and Woe, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 10:47
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Ch. 10: War and Woe, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:07
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Ch. 11: The Conversion of the King, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 8:25
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Ch. 11: The Conversion of the King, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 8:45
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Ch. 11: The Conversion of the King, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:48
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Ch. 12: The Reign of Henry IV and his Death, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:36
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Ch. 12: The Reign of Henry IV and his Death, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:41
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Ch. 12: The Reign of Henry IV and his Death, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:03
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