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Brienne was held captive. He explained to Brienne that he was a committed royalist, and he wanted to be able to join the king on the siege lines. Brienne was convinced of his sincerity. The imprisoned Brienne provided him the necessary passport he needed to be allowed across the lines to the
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Having deceived his way into Henri's presence, Clément handed him his letter from
Brienne. He informed Henri that alongside providing this letter he had been entrusted with relaying a secret from the captive Brienne to him. Henri told his guards to leave, and began to read the letter Clément had
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Dominican friar made the fateful decision, with Paris surrounded by the royal siege, to kill the king. To reach the king he would first need to pass the ring of siege lines around Paris. He paid a visit to the
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handed him. As he read Clément pulled a knife from up his sleeve and stabbed Henri in the abdomen. Henri died the following day.
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347:La Ligue
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