Richelieu
-Season 1
Episodes
1. The Flight of the Squire
Oct 13, 1977Born into a family very loyal to the crown, Armande du Plessis de Richelieu, fatherless, but cherished by an attentive mother, experienced the insecurity of a troubled time. However, he benefited from the protection of King Henri IV. When peace returned, and his older brother having refused to remain bishop of Luçon, the young man was obliged to take holy orders. Despite his young age, in Rome, at the age of twenty-two, he received the crosier and the miter. Back in Luçon, Richelieu was bored there and dreamed of serving in a larger theater. Finally, having distinguished himself as a deputy of the clergy, during the meeting of the States-General of 1614, he was called to the capital, where the queen mother, Marie de Medici, made the doors of the Royal Council open to him, despite the reluctance of King Louis XIII...
2. Episode 2
Oct 20, 1977No overview available.
3. Episode 3
Oct 27, 1977No overview available.
4. Episode 4
Nov 3, 1977No overview available.
5. Episode 5
Nov 10, 1977No overview available.
6. Episode 6
Nov 17, 1977Richelieu chooses a new favorite for the King in order to lighten the atmosphere, but his plan backfires and leads to Richelieu’s downfall.