Abstract
This chapter focuses on Henry’s speeches and seeks to determine how he projected his royal authority through speeches into the public sphere. In doing so, this chapter demonstrates that—although the last Valois was not expected to be king of France and despite his detractors—Henry III endeavored to be a just and strong king. In the midst of all of this drama, Henry’s own words—delivered through his speeches—have been overlooked. In focusing on Henry’s speeches, this chapter bridges an important gap in the existent historiography and demonstrates that the last “spare” to the French crown was not necessarily the failure he was portrayed as being.
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