Name: The Forty-Five Guardsmen
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Author: Alexandre Dumas
ISBN: 978-1473326606

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The Forty-Five Guardsmen

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The Forty-five guards were recruited by the Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, Duke of Épernon 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 ( ... Read more

The Forty-five guards were recruited by the Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, Duke of Épernon 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. The exploits of Henry III and the Forty-five are the subject of The Forty-five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas. It is a sequel to “Marguerite de Valois” and “Chicot the Jester” Less

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Alexandre Dumas

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Alexandre Dumas, père (French for "father", akin to Senior in English), born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which h...

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