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
Estates General Meets
It concluded with no new work was done, no new ideas enforced, no strong men set loose.Continuing Cardinal Richelieu's Administration,our
Nobles’ Selfish, Divisive Actions
Every great noble now tried to grasp some strong fortress or rich city.Continuing Cardinal Richelieu's Administration,our selection from Special
Jesuits Choose Loyola to Lead Them
Today's installment concludes Founding of the Jesuits,our selection from Loyola, and Jesuitism in Its Rediments by Isaac Taylor published in
Jesuits Dispatch Missionary to the Far East
Xavier's apostleship in the East, with its real and with its romantic and exaggerated glories, was a fund upon which the society at home allowed
French Agrees to Form New Government
There is no longer any government,” I added; “my friends and I are on the way to constitute one at the Hotel de Ville.”Continuing Third French
French Legislature and Cabinet Deliberates
The possession of the supreme power seemed to the Cabinet a necessity from which escape was impossible.Continuing Third French Republic
Jesuits Organize Their Constitution
The time was now come for effecting a permanent organization of the society and for installing a chief at its head.Continuing Founding of the