Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu (1585-1642), the dreaded red eminence, mentor and manager of Louis XIII, skilled in logistics, he subdued in battle the unruly Huguenot aristocracy, successfully resisted France's encirclement by the Hapsburg Empire, and laid the foundation for the absolute monarchy of Louis XIV. - Summary by Pamela Nagami
Chapters
1 Pt. I. Early Years. Ch. 1: 1585-1590 20 min 2 Pt. I. Early Years. Ch. 2: 1590-1595 14 min 3 Pt. I. Early Years. Ch. 3: 1595-1607 23 min 4 Pt. II. The Bishop of Luçon. Ch.1: 1607-1608 29 min 5 Pt. II. The Bishop of Luçon. Ch. 2: 1608-1610 22 min 6 Pt. II. The Bishop of Luçon. Ch. 3: 1610-1611 33 min 7 Pt. II. The Bishop of Luçon. Ch. 4: 1611-1615 21 min 8 Pt. II. The Bishop of Luçon. Ch. 5: 1615-1616 37 min 9 Pt. II. The Bishop of Luçon. Ch. 6: 1617 31 min 10 Pt. II. The Bishop of Luçon. Ch. 7: 1617-1619 36 min 11 Pt. II. The Bishop of Luçon. Ch. 8: 1619-1622 38 min 12 Pt. III. The Cardinal. Ch. 1: 1622-1624 28 min 13 Pt. III. The Cardinal. Ch. 2: 1624-1625 37 min 14 Pt. III. The Cardinal. Ch. 3: 1626 41 min 15 Pt. III. The Cardinal. Ch. 4: 1627-1628 40 min 16 Pt. III. The Cardinal. Ch. 5: 1628-1630 33 min 17 Pt. III. The Cardinal. Ch. 6: 1630 24 min 18 Pt. III. The Cardinal. Ch. 7: 1631-1632 40 min 19 Pt. III. The Cardinal, Ch. 8 36 min 20 Pt. III. The Cardinal. Ch. 9: 1633-1637 35 min 21 Pt. III. The Cardinal. Ch. 10: 1637-1639 33 min 22 Pt. III. The Cardinal. Ch. 11: 1639-1642 35 min 23 Pt. III. The Cardinal. Ch. 12: 1642 19 min
