{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"House of Bourbon - Part 3: Glory, grandeur, and the burden of absolute power","description":"When Henry the Fourth rides into Paris in fifteen ninety-four, the age of the Bourbons truly begins. The throne of France, once distant, now rests in Bourbon hands. But with the crown comes the promise—and the peril—of absolute power.\r\n\r\nThe Edict of Nantes, signed in fifteen ninety-eight, is more than a piece of parchment. It is a fragile peace in a land battered by war, a signal that the Bourbon kings will rule with both cunning and pragmatism. Under Henry the Fourth, France begins to heal. The scars of religious war fade, and the streets of Paris are transformed. The Louvre is reborn as a palace. The Pont Neuf arches over the Seine, and the Place Dauphine rises on the Île de la Cité. Bourbon ambition is written in stone and echoed in the marble halls of power.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thelineagearchive.com/dynasty/house-of-bourbon","author_name":"The Archive Network"}