Summary: <p>Samuel Champlain’s powerful friendship and special relationship with his monarch King Henri IV is in part well-documented but also shrouded in mystery. Henri’s many favors to Champlain and his family were acts of extraordinary largesse. What was the origin of this special relationship between a great king, a family of humble origins, and a youth of modest rank? Henri was Samuel's Monarch, Sponsor, Mentor, Patron, Friend... but was he also his Father?</p> <p>Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/H1Gwv_Xm44g which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.</p> <p>Support this channel when discovering a wide-range of useful & FUN Gadgets at https://twitter.com/GadgetzGuy</p> <p>Go follow our YouTube page to enjoy additional Bonus content including original short 60 second capsules at https://bit.ly/3eprMpO</p> <p>Mark Vinet's TIMELINE video channel at https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet</p> <p>Get exclusive access to Bonus episodes, Ad-Free content, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on Patreon at https://patreon.com/markvinet and receive an eBook welcome GIFT or Donate on PayPal at https://bit.ly/3cx9OOL and also receive an eBook welcome GIFT.</p> <p>Denary Novels by Mark Vinet are available at https://amzn.to/33evMUj</p> <p>Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast</p> <p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels</p> <p>Twitter: https://twitter.com/TIMELINEchannel</p> <p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9</p> <p>YouTube Podcast Playlist: https://www.bit.ly/34tBizu</p> <p>Podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-vinet</p> <p>TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@historyofnorthamerica</p> <p>Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WadeOrganization</p> <p>AudioWorks: Champlain's Dream by D. Hackett Fischer, read by E. Herrmann (Simon & Schuster). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.</p>
