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Catherine de Parthenay: Prisoner After the Siege of La Rochelle
She was seventy-four when the starving city surrendered. Her daughter had endured the siege with her. Both survived. Both were taken prisoner.
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She was seventy-four when the starving city surrendered. Her daughter had endured the siege with her. Both survived. Both were taken prisoner.

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