Henry of Navarre

There was no prosperous peasant's pot, such as Henry of Navarre invoked, to enter into alliance with the kettle.

A Short History of England 1905

I think many of my ancestors must have hedged their bets what with Henry of Navarre and all.

Nicholas Breakspeare RIP 2009

The question is, has he learned the lessons of America's recent history, or just the tactics of Henry of Navarre?

Labels Do Matter 2008

When Rochefort is forced into participating in the assassination of French King Henry of Navarre by his Medici wife Queen Marie, he flees France fearing she intends to have him killed for his knowledge of her own involvement.

Archive 2006-06-01 adamosf 2006

Henry of Navarre saved his life by a pretended conversion to Catholicism.

1539 2001

Henry III fled to Henry of Navarre in the Huguenot camp, where he was murdered at St. Cloud, a suburb of Paris, by the monk Jacques Clément (July 31).

1572-73 2001

The Catholic party triumphed in spite of the victory of Coutras (Oct. 20, 1587), gained by Henry of Navarre.

1572-73 2001

As it was the intention of the Holy League to exclude from the throne Henry of Navarre, who belonged to the reformed religion, and to give the crown to the latter's uncle, the cardinal of Bourbon, and as the league meantime had induced the king to revoke the concessions granted to the Huguenots, broke out a war.

1572-73 2001

It is particularly valuable to have a full and lucid account of all that is now known about Montaigne's period of office as Mayor of Bordeaux and about his important role as a politique negotiator between Henry III and Henry of Navarre.

The Originality of Montaigne Walker, D.P. 1965

But Randolph saw himself a Henry of Navarre -- _white plumes_; a Richard of the Lion Heart -- _crusades and red crosses_; a Cyrano without the nose -- "_These be cadets of Gascony_ --"

The Gay Cockade Temple Bailey