70 - Henry V (Henri, comte de Chambord) - Battle Royale: French Monarchs | Lyssna här

Born as "the Miracle Child" who saved the royal family from extinction, Henri's abortive 7-day reign as a young boy was followed by a life of exile and uncertainty.

We will also get into his mother Madame de Berry's scandalous attempted coup.

There's a lot to admire about this guy, but did he really have to die on THAT hill?

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This episode samples "Radetsky's March" by Johann Strauss Sr, performed by Herbert von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker (℗ 1981 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin)

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