EXTRA 80. Henri IV of France
STORY OF AMERICA — Was Champlain’s father King Henri IV? To understand Samuel de Champlain, we must grasp the character of the French King he served so faithfully. Champlain’s powerful friendship and special relationship with his monarch King Henri IV is in part well-documented but also shrouded in mystery. Henri’s many favors to Champlain and his family were acts of extraordinary largesse. What was the origin of this special relationship between a great king, a family of humble origins, and a youth of modest rank? Let’s investigate. Check out the YouTube versions of this episode at: https://youtu.be/9pz_6dkKUOo https://youtu.be/H1Gwv_Xm44g Samuel de Champlain books available at https://amzn.to/40Ty6ck New France books available at https://amzn.to/3nXKYzy America History books available at https://amzn.to/3OnczVT ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark Vinet\'s TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Mark\'s Books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM AudioWorks: Champlain\'s Dream by D. Hackett Fischer, read by E. Herrmann (Simon & Schuster) Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.