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Support Blast, a new independent media: https://www.blast-info.fr/soutenir On May 14, 1610, François Ravaillac, an obscure thirty-something, assassinated Henri IV, the "Good King Henri", on rue de la Ferronnerie in Paris. Three stab wounds were enough to end the king's life. But Ravaillac, far from fleeing, allowed himself to be arrested, convinced that he would be applauded by the crowd. Why this act? The religious wars between Catholics and Protestants offer an explanation, but is it sufficient? Ravaillac, a strange figure between madness and conviction, inaugurates a line of solitary killers, disturbing figures who will fascinate History. Neither Foucault's "infamous man" nor a glorious legend, he is an in-between, a troubled character whose story seems to come straight out of a fantastic tale. Here is the extraordinary story of François Ravaillac, the man who killed the king. New episode of The Empire Never Ended, by Pacôme Thiellement. Author: Pacôme Thiellement Director: Mathias Enthoven, Ameyes Aït-Oufella Editing: Ameyes Aït-Oufella Sound: Baptiste Veilhan Graphics: Morgane Sabouret Production: Hicham Tragha Program Director: Mathias Enthoven Editor-in-Chief: Soumaya Benaïssa Publication Director: Denis Robert Website: https://www.blast-info.fr/ Facebook: / blastofficiel Twitter: / blast_france Instagram: / blastofficiel Mastodon: https://mamot.fr/web/@blast_info Peertube: https://video.blast-info.fr/ Twitch: / blastinfo #Ravaillac #HenriVI #PacomeThiellement