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Summing Up Richelieu’s Legacy
Today's installment concludes Cardinal Richelieu's Administration,our selection from Special Article to Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume
Richelieu Expands French Territory
He saw from the beginning that Austria and her satellite Spain must be humbled if France was to take her rightful place in Europe.Continuing
Richelieu Breaks the French Nobles
To crown all, the Queen-Mother began now to plot against Richelieu because he would not be her puppet, and he banished her from France
Victory at Rochelle
After the siege had lasted more than a year, after five thousand were found remaining out of fifteen thousand, the people yielded and Richelieu
Parkman Vol 2, Chapter 27
They loaded the rest of their prisoners with their baggage and plunder, and drove them through the forest southward.Previously in The Jesuits in
Christmas, 2017
Today is Christmas when we celebrate the joy of Christ's birth.This year we remember the short story by O'Henry, The Gift of the Magi, published
Siege of Rochelle
His policy embraced three great objects: First, the overthrow of the Huguenot power; secondly, the subjugation of the great nobles; thirdly, the
France Finds Its Leader
Richelieu grasped the rebellion at once. He seized Condé and shut him up in the Bastille, other noble leaders he declared guilty of