Henri II
The façade - ©Daderot / Public domain
The cantors' house Oh, what’s a [i)manécanterie[/i], by the way? It’s a school of religious singers. The name comes from mansio cantarum, which means "cantors house", or maybe from mane cantare...
The Dauphin's arms - ©Anecdotrip.com / CC-BY-NC-SA
Here we are in front of the oldest house in Troyes! It dates back to 1472. It's the only building which didn't burn in the terrible fire of 1524! But where does this name, maison du Dauphin...
A stake stuck in the eye? King Henri II's dreadful death throes in the Tournelles
Author: Vinaigrette
The Tournelles tournament - ©Wellcome Images / CC-BY
In 1388, Pierre d'Orgemont, chancellor of France, raised a big and beautiful house to the north of the current square, with a garden: the hôtel des Tournelles. Here, king of France Henri II died...
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