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The series follows Richelieu’s rise in a kingdom still shaken by the Wars of Religion. The nobility challenges royal authority, the Protestants hold their fortified strongholds, Spain maneuvers at the borders, and Louis XIII struggles to assert himself. Richelieu returns to the Council in this unstable climate. Initially reserved, he earns the king’s trust by outwitting intrigues and conspiracies, then asserts himself as crises unfold: the Protestant revolt, pressure from the queen mother, the ambitions of the great lords, and growing tensions with the Habsburgs. As obstacles multiply, he imposes a policy of centralization that gradually reshapes the kingdom. The final episode shows a France regaining its authority, carried by the vision of a man determined to rebuild the State.
Activity from Friends
The Flight of the Squire
S01 E01 • Thursday, Oct 13, 1977 • Oct 13 • 52m
Episode 2
S01 E02 • Thursday, Oct 20, 1977 • Oct 20 • 52m
Episode 3
S01 E03 • Thursday, Oct 27, 1977 • Oct 27 • 52m
Episode 4
S01 E04 • Thursday, Nov 3, 1977 • Nov 3 • 52m
Episode 5
S01 E05 • Thursday, Nov 10, 1977 • Nov 10 • 52m
Episode 6
S01 E06 • Thursday, Nov 17, 1977 • Nov 17 • 52m
Miniseries
1977 • 6 Episodes
The series follows Richelieu’s rise in a kingdom still shaken by the Wars of Religion. The nobility challenges royal authority, the Protestants hold their fortified strongholds, Spain maneuvers at the borders, and Louis XIII struggles to assert himself. Richelieu returns to the Council in this unstable climate. Initially reserved, he earns the king’s trust by outwitting intrigues and conspiracies, then asserts himself as crises unfold: the Protestant revolt, pressure from the queen mother, the ambitions of the great lords, and growing tensions with the Habsburgs. As obstacles multiply, he imposes a policy of centralization that gradually reshapes the kingdom. The final episode shows a France regaining its authority, carried by the vision of a man determined to rebuild the State.
Activity from Friends
The Flight of the Squire
S01 E01 • Thursday, Oct 13, 1977 • Oct 13 • 52m
Episode 2
S01 E02 • Thursday, Oct 20, 1977 • Oct 20 • 52m
Episode 3
S01 E03 • Thursday, Oct 27, 1977 • Oct 27 • 52m
Episode 4
S01 E04 • Thursday, Nov 3, 1977 • Nov 3 • 52m
Episode 5
S01 E05 • Thursday, Nov 10, 1977 • Nov 10 • 52m
Episode 6
S01 E06 • Thursday, Nov 17, 1977 • Nov 17 • 52m