The Forty-five guards were recruited by the Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, Duke of Epernon to provide Henry III of France with trusted protection in the midst of the War of the Three Henrys. The Forty-five were noblemen of lesser nobility (many from Gascony) with little more than a horse, a sword, and a few acres to live on. In the king's service, they were paid a lavish wage (by their standards). In return, 15 of them were to be on duty, day or night, ready at the king's call. After the Catholic League revolt in ...
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The Forty-five guards were recruited by the Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, Duke of Epernon to provide Henry III of France with trusted protection in the midst of the War of the Three Henrys. The Forty-five were noblemen of lesser nobility (many from Gascony) with little more than a horse, a sword, and a few acres to live on. In the king's service, they were paid a lavish wage (by their standards). In return, 15 of them were to be on duty, day or night, ready at the king's call. After the Catholic League revolt in Paris, King Henry III was forced to flee to Blois, there, he staged a coup, regaining control of the Estates-General by employing the Forty-five to kill Henry I, Duke of Guise when he came to meet the king at the Chateau de Blois on 23 December 1588, and his brother, Louis II, Cardinal of Guise, the following day. After the king was assassinated by Jacques Clement, the crown of France passed to Henry IV of Navarre; the Forty-five also passed to him and served him faithfully until his death, which was also by assassination - ironically in a conspiracy in which Epernon seems to have been involved. Allegedly, Alexandre Dumas drew his inspiration for the character of D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers from Epernon."
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Blue cloth binding, gilt lettering on backstrip and front cover, dusty top edge, pages are clean, text is clear. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN:
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Fair. No Jacket. Ex-Library. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Olive green cloth bindnig. In addition to the normal library markings and attachments, there are scattered soil spots in the text. The hinges are cracked and the binding is cracked several places in the book, however, there are no loose or missing pages. The spine has light end wear. No date of publication mentioned, however it appears to be late 1800s or early 1900s.
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Paul Hardy. Good+ in None jacket. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. 712 pages. No date. Burgundy soft leather. Gilt design and lettering on spine, top page edge gilt, burgundy endpapers, duotone frontis and illustrations. Head and tail of spine chipped and worn, corners worn, 3" tear on front edge of spine from bottom up, owners signature on half-title page.