Richelieu(1977)
War & PoliticsFamily
First Air Date: 1977-10-13
Average Runtime: 52m
Rating: 9.5
Votes: 2
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
In a France fractured by court rivalries and personal ambitions, Richelieu moves without ornament. No flourish, no glory — only the cold machinery of power. Caught between a hesitant king, a nobility dreaming of defiance, and enemies multiplying on every front, the cardinal enforces his line: centralize, control, crush resistance. The series follows a strategist who doesn’t hide behind morality. He acts to keep the State standing, even if it means breaking those who stand in his way. Espionage, secret negotiations, decisive strikes… Richelieu plays a game where mistakes are fatal, and the survival of the kingdom rests on one man willing to go further than all the others
Keywords
francebiographylouis xiiiminiseriesroyal court17th century16th centurypolitical conspiracyrichelieu
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Episodes: 6E01
The Flight of the Squire
Air Date: 1977-10-13
Born into a family very loyal to the crown, Armande du Plessis de Richelieu, fatherless, but cherished by an attentiv...
E02
Episode 2
Air Date: 1977-10-20
In 1616, Richelieu reappears as the bishop of the Madernie of Monsieur de Inel. As a man seeking influence at court, ...
E03
Episode 3
Air Date: 1977-10-27
As contemporary chroniclers report, the Duke of Buckingham fell madly in love with the Queen of France, Anita, and sw...
E04
Episode 4
Air Date: 1977-11-03
November 10, 1630 entered history as the “Day of the Dupes.” Marie de’ Medici, no longer Richelieu’s confidante and a...
E05
Episode 5
Air Date: 1977-11-10
Father Joseph is on a secret mission for Richelieu. The King of Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus, receives financial support...
E06
Episode 6
Air Date: 1977-11-17
The Thirty Years’ War brought France significant territorial gains, but within the country the tax burden increased, ...
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