Samuel De Champlain

Samuel de Champlain learned how to successfully lead from his mentor King Heny IV, the king of France from 1553 to 1610. Henry IV King of France (1553 — 1610). Henry IV, King of France from 1553 to 1610, shared much in common with the People of Saintonge. Both were cheerful and optimistic. They loved life. They were ambitious. They were full of energy and were comfortable with both Protestantism and Catholicism. This was reflected in the name given to the French monarch - le Bon Roi Henri, the Good King Henry. His reign ended the exhausting war between these religions. Never again would France suffer a civil war like the Wars of Religion, until the horrific death toll of the French Revolution. Sadly, Henry would be assassinated in 1610 by an extremist Catholic. ...

“He who goes easy goes far” - Proverb of Saintonge. Model of 17th Century Brouage What do you think of when asked “What is the origin of Canada”? Do you think of the encounter by Jacques Cartier with the St. Lawrence Iroquois in 1535 at the “narrowing of the great river”, otherwise known as Quebec? Cartier meets Donnacona Perhaps you might think of the Italian explorer John Cabot hoisting the English royal banner at a place later called Bonavista, Newfoundland during his voyage in 1497? ...