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A war of strategy was carried on, during which Henry kept the enemy at bay, but could do no more, since the larger number of his people, though intending to have no king but himself, did not wish him to gain too easy a victory, lest in that case he should remain a Calvinist. A WAR STRATEGY WAS CARRIED ON DURING WHICH HENRY KEPT THE ENEMY AT BAY BUT COULD DO NO MORE SINCE THE LARGER NUMBER OF HIS PEOPLE THOUGH INTENDING TO HAVE NO KING BUT HIMSELF DID NOT WISH HIM TO GAIN TOO EASY A VICTORY LEST IN THAT CASE HE SHOULD REMAIN A CALVINIST
Navarre, and they were together besieging Paris, when Henry III. was in his turn murdered by a monk, named Clement, in 1589. 9. Henry IV.--The Leaguers proclaimed as king an old uncle of the King of Navarre, the Cardinal of Bourbon, but all the more moderate Catholics rallied round Henry of Navarre, who took the title of _Henry IV._ At Ivry, in Normandy, Henry met the force of Leaguers, and defeated them by his brilliant courage. "Follow my white plume," his last order to his troops, became one of the sayings the French love to remember. But his cause was still not won--Paris held out against him, animated by almost fanatical fury, and while he was besieging it France was invaded from the Netherlands. The old Cardinal of Bourbon was now dead, and Philip II. considered his daughter Isabel, whose mother was the eldest daughter of Henry II., to be rightful Queen of France. He sent therefore his ablest general, the Duke of Parma, to co-operate with the Leaguers and place her on the throne. EY WERE TOGETHER BESIEGING PARIS WHEN HENRY THE THIRD WAS IN HIS TURN MURDERED BY A MONK NAMED CLEMENT IN FIFTEEN EIGHTY NINE NINE HENRY THE FOURTH THE LEAGUERS PROCLAIMED AS KING AN OLD UNCLE OF THE KING OF NAVARRE THE CARDINAL OF BON BUT ALL THE MORE MODERATE CATHOLICS RALLIED AROUND HENRY OF NAVARRE WHO TOOK THE TITLE OF HENRY THE FOURTH AT IVRIE IN NORMANDY HENRY MET THE FORCE OF LEAGUERS AND DEFEATED THEM BY HIS BRILLIANT COURAGE FOLLOW MY WHITE PLUME HIS LAST ORDER TO HIS TROOPS BECAME ONE OF THE SAYINGS THE FRENCH LOVED TO REMEMBER BUT HIS CAUSE WAS STILL NOT ONE PARIS HELD OUT AGAINST HIM ANIMATED BY ALMOST FANATICAL FURY AND WHILE HE WAS BESIEGING IT FRANCE WAS INVADED FROM THE NETHERLANDS THE OLD CARDINAL OF BON WAS NOW DEAD AND PHILIP THE SECOND CONSIDERED HIS DAUGHTER ISABEL WHOSE MOTHER WAS THE ELDEST DAUGHTER OF HENRY THE SECOND TO BE RIGHTFUL QUEEN OF FRANCE HE SENT THEREFORE HIS ABLEST GENERAL THE DUKE OF PARMA TO CO OPERATE WITH THE LEAGUERS AND PLACE HER ON THE THRONE
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