Richelieu at Blois--He is ordered back to his diocese--He writes a book in defence of the Faith--Marriage of Mademoiselle de Richelieu--The Bishop exiled to Avignon--Escape of the Queen-mother from Blois--Richelieu is recalled to her service Pages 101-115 CHAPTER VIII The Treaty of Angoulême--The death of Henry de Richelieu--The meeting at Couzières--The Queen-mother at Angers--Richelieu’s influence for peace--The battle of the Ponts-de-Cé--Intrigues of the Duc de Luynes--Marriage of Richelieu’s niece--The campaigns in Béarn and Languedoc--The death of Luynes--The Bishop of Luçon becomes a Cardinal Pages 116-130 PART III CHAPTER I Cardinal de Richelieu--Personal descriptions--A patron of the arts--Court intrigues--Fancan and the pamphlets--The fall of the Ministers--Cardinal de Richelieu First Minister of France Pages 131-142 CHAPTER II Richelieu’s aims--The English alliance--The affair of the Valtelline--The Huguenot revolt--The marriage of Madame Henriette--The Duke of Buckingham Pages 143-157 CHAPTER III Peace with Spain--The making of the army and navy--The question of Monsieur’s marriage--The first great conspiracy--Triumph of Richelieu and death of Chalais Pages 158-175 CHAPTER IV Two famous edicts--The tragedy of Bouteville and Des Chapelles--The death of Madame and its consequences--War with England--The siege of La Rochelle Pages 176-192 CHAPTER V The Duc de Nevers and the war of the Mantuan succession--The rebellion in Languedoc--A new Italian campaign--Richelieu as Commander-in-Chief Pages 193-206 CHAPTER VI Illness of Louis XIII.--“Le Grand Orage de la Cour.”--The “Day of Dupes” Pages 207-216 CHAPTER VII Flight from France of the Queen-mother and Monsieur--New honours for Cardinal de Richelieu--The fall of the Marillac brothers--The Duc de Montmorency and Monsieur’s ride to Languedoc--Castelnaudary--The death of Montmorency--Illness and recovery of the Cardinal Pages 217-233 CHAPTER VIII The Cardinal and his palaces--The château and town of Richelieu--The Palais-Cardinal--Richelieu’s household, daily life, and friends--The Hôtel de Rambouillet--Mademoiselle de Gournay--Boisrobert and the first Academicians--Entertainments at the Palais-Cardinal--_Mirame_ Pages 234-248 CHAPTER IX Conquests in Lorraine--The return of Monsieur--The fate of Puylaurens--France involved in the Thirty Years’ War--Last adventures of the Duc de Rohan--Defeat, invasion, and panic--The turn of the tide--Narrow escape of the Cardinal--The flight of the Princes Pages 249-262 CHAPTER X