Henri IV
Reign: 1589 - 1610
French appellation: Good King Henry, the Green Gallant
Concurrent English Monarchs:
Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603)
James IV and I (1603 - 1625)
Three titles were found in English for this French king.
The earliest and therefore most out of date was by Desmond Seward, a British author of popular history. Seward also wrote ‘The Bourbon Kings of France, a general introduction to that house of kings.
David Buisseret, the author of ‘Henry IV King of France’ completed his Ph.D. degree at Cambridge University, and later was Professor in Southwestern Studies and the History of Cartography at the University of Texas at Arlington. His biography of Henry IV is a chronological account of Henry’s twenty-one year reign and leans towards popular history rather than an academic account looking at the structure of government and society.
The third and most recent title is the more academic title of the three. Vincent J. Pitts holds a European History Doctorate from Harvard University and has written extensively on France and Europe in the period in with Henri V was King of France. The recommendations on the publisher’s page for this book describe it as and engaging read suitable for students and scholars.
A biography of this king was promised in the ‘French Monarchs’ series but this line of books was discontinued. Use the link above for further information
Henry IV king of France
By David Buisseret (1934- )
Professor of History, University of Texas
London : Unwin, 1984
ISBN 0044456352 / 9780049440128
Henri IV of France
London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008
ISBN 0801890276 / 978-0801890277
The First Bourbon: Henry IV of France and Navarre
By Desmond Seward (1935- )
London : Constable,1971
ISBN 0094572607 / 978-0094572607
