Author Archives: Tomas Fredriksson

Henry IV | king of France | Britannica.com


Henry IV: Henry IV, king of Navarre (as Henry III, 1572–89) and first Bourbon king of France (1589–1610), who, at the end of the Wars of Religion, abjured Protestantism and converted to Roman Catholicism (1593) in order to win Paris and reunify France. With the aid of such ministers as the Duke de Sully, heContinue reading “Henry IV | king of France | Britannica.com”

Henri 4 (2010) – IMDb


Directed by Jo Baier. With Julien Boisselier, Joachim Król, Andreas Schmidt, Roger Casamajor. A wide-ranging, energetic period piece tracing the rise of the Protestant Henry of Navarre as he goes from battlefield warrior to France’s beloved King Henri IV. Director Jo Baier’s epic is a classically entertaining adventure, albeit one with more than a littleContinue reading “Henri 4 (2010) – IMDb”