tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post5229111019741029830..comments2024-03-29T13:11:25.325+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: King Henri IV's early childhoodKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-7534941388909488132011-01-31T22:44:58.005+01:002011-01-31T22:44:58.005+01:00Voici un épisode intéressant de "Secrets d...Voici un épisode intéressant de "Secrets d'Histoire" au sujet d'Henri IV:<br /><br />Première partie:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAMZrbeMvdY<br /><br />Deuxième partie:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd0_TJuJx9o&feature=relatedDean Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317311364315454284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-68601661088948173222011-01-28T18:02:11.885+01:002011-01-28T18:02:11.885+01:00If one can be said to have a favorite king Henri I...If one can be said to have a favorite king Henri IV is mine. Le Vert Galant!<br /><br />I love the equestrian statute on the Pont Neuf.Shellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216113290904322091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-179755137584243692011-01-27T23:40:35.923+01:002011-01-27T23:40:35.923+01:00LOL, Starman! I'm right behind you.LOL, Starman! I'm right behind you.chmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-49612751656192613932011-01-27T20:58:39.955+01:002011-01-27T20:58:39.955+01:00Has there ever been a time since man first appeare...Has there ever been a time since man first appeared on the earth, when religion was not causing more problems than it ever solved?Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-88528024724872635802011-01-27T20:48:46.217+01:002011-01-27T20:48:46.217+01:00Fortunately, by the time I visited the Château de ...Fortunately, by the time I visited the Château de Pau in 2000(specifically to see little Henri's tortoise shell cradle), it had been well scrubbed of any remaining "crasse protégeante".<br />http://www.linternaute.com/musee/diaporama/1/7336/musee-national-du-chateau-de-pau/5/35247/carapace-de-tortue--berceau-suppose-de-henri-iv/Dean Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317311364315454284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89628417858937866392011-01-27T15:57:43.808+01:002011-01-27T15:57:43.808+01:00Wow! The baby must have had no muscle strength wh...Wow! The baby must have had no muscle strength when he was eventually unbound. I wonder how long it took for a child to learn to walk after that treatment.<br /><br />I saw an excellent exhibition on Henri IV at the chateau/museum in St Germaine en Laye last Oct.<br /><br />And thanks to your language lesson the other day, I knew how to pronounce Bayonne. :)<br /><br />BettyAnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58726239326244345932011-01-27T15:49:23.095+01:002011-01-27T15:49:23.095+01:00I guess that's why he liked crawling on all fo...I guess that's why he liked crawling on all fours with his children during their play time :-)<br /><br />http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Henri-IV-King-of-France-and-Navarre-Playing-with-His-Children-and-the-Ambassador-of-Spain-1817-Posters_i1733108_.htmThe Beavernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42343723119172398702011-01-27T15:48:45.586+01:002011-01-27T15:48:45.586+01:00A chicken in every pot? How interesting that that...A chicken in every pot? How interesting that that 16th century phrase was still used by politicians in the 20th.<br /><br />I'm sure my sister would love to avail herself of the child mummification technique you describe. She is stuck at home today with her 3 kids for a snow day (yet again) in CT.<br /><br />thanks for translating this - it is a fascinating glimpse into an era of superstition(?).Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-76118112478898335372011-01-27T15:11:27.477+01:002011-01-27T15:11:27.477+01:00Bizarre! I wonder if the babies crawled later? The...Bizarre! I wonder if the babies crawled later? The house was probably a dangerous place for a baby with that big open fireplace. I heard that folks spent a lot of time in bed in the winters long ago because they had little food.<br /><br />Being swaddled might make the baby need less of its mother's milk...<br /><br />Thanks for translating this for us.Evelynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70369065676153192222011-01-27T13:01:12.590+01:002011-01-27T13:01:12.590+01:00its amazing any baby could walk after being immobi...its amazing any baby could walk after being immobile for a yr....jeez....I had no idea.....very interestingmelindanoreply@blogger.com