Blaise De Monluc

Billhooks author Andy Callan threw various ideas our way when designing these characters, and the Italia Theatre’s figure is very much an ‘Andy’ offering. Blaise de Monluc is the ideal choice to base the Italia character on; a professional soldier who rose to prominence during the Italian Wars and was eventually appointed Lieutenant-General of Guyenne in January 1562 shortly before the French Wars of Religion outbreak.