Henry IV of France (play)
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Henry IV of France (play)
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Henry IV of France is a 1719 tragedy by the British writer Charles Beckingham. It portrays the reign of Henry IV of France, who was assassinated in 1610. The play was written and produced a time when the Catholic Jacobite pretender James III was attempting to launch an invasion of Britain with the assistance of Spain, and reflects Whig concerns about Catholic power and the persecution of French Huguenots. Although a Catholic by the time of his death, Henry IV is portrayed as a defender of libert
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1719 play
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV_of_France_(play)
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2024-02-15T12:42:46Z
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