Today's installment concludes Cardinal Richelieu's Administration,our selection from Special Article to Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume

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

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

After the siege had lasted more than a year, after five thousand were found remaining out of fifteen thousand, the people yielded and Richelieu

His policy embraced three great objects: First, the overthrow of the Huguenot power; secondly, the subjugation of the great nobles; thirdly, the

Richelieu grasped the rebellion at once. He seized Condé and shut him up in the Bastille, other noble leaders he declared guilty of

It concluded with no new work was done, no new ideas enforced, no strong men set loose.Continuing Cardinal Richelieu's Administration,our

Every great noble now tried to grasp some strong fortress or rich city.Continuing Cardinal Richelieu's Administration,our selection from Special