Henri III, King of France, desired the removal of the Duke de Guise, who has been paying marked attention to Henri's sister, Marguerite of France, and so he hires a band of cut-throats to as... Read allHenri III, King of France, desired the removal of the Duke de Guise, who has been paying marked attention to Henri's sister, Marguerite of France, and so he hires a band of cut-throats to assassinate the Duke in a lonely spot on the road between Paris and Alençon. The King's sist... Read allHenri III, King of France, desired the removal of the Duke de Guise, who has been paying marked attention to Henri's sister, Marguerite of France, and so he hires a band of cut-throats to assassinate the Duke in a lonely spot on the road between Paris and Alençon. The King's sister, however, hears of this plot and sends her friend, the Duke de Bussy, to save her lover... Read all