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In the turbulent formative centuries of early Europe, power-hungry family dynasties fought for domination of the continent.
Episode 6 : At the Dawn of the Sun King (1635-1643)
January. 03,2020
France must now take up arms in this so-called "Thirty Years' War" which is devastating the whole of Europe. The conflict is also spreading on French soil... Richelieu and Louis XIII discover that Queen Anne of Austria, born Habsburg, gives information to her brothers, kings of Spain and the Spanish Netherlands. The king is about to repudiate her when an event upsets the kingdom and marks the History of France forever: the birth of the future Louis XIV!
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Episode 5 : Richelieu, a cardinal to be slaughtered (1626-1634)
January. 03,2020
It's time for conspiracies, and Richelieu is the target of all intrigue. At the very heart of the royal family, Marie de Médicis, Anne of Austria and Gaston d'Orléans do their utmost to get rid of the "red devil". The famous "day of the dupes" will be decisive!
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Episode 4 : Anne d'Autriche, the intriguing (1618-1626)
December. 27,2019
Louis XIII's wife, Queen Anne of Austria, could hardly resist the charm of the favourite of the sovereign of England, the Duke of Buckingham. She tries to keep this suitor away by offering him ferrets, but the King of France lets his jealousy and rage explode. He then forbids Buckingham to return to court. The latter, supported by the monarch of England, then decided to take revenge on Louis XIII by trying to conquer La Rochelle, the main Huguenot stronghold of France. For the love of Anne of Austria, war was declared.
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Episode 3 : Louis XIII, birth of a king (1602-1617)
December. 27,2019
Bruno Solo looks back on the reigns of the kings who marked the History of France: Henri IV and Louis XIII. Outside the country, many enemies prowl around, while multiple intrigues are established within the court. On 14 May 1610, Henri IV was assassinated by the religious extremist François Ravaillac, while the future Louis XIII, sole heir to the throne, was only 8 years old. Too young to reign, it was Marie de Medici who was appointed regent and kept Louis away from business. A bitter struggle then ensues between Marie de Medici and the young monarch...
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Episode 2 : The loves of Henry IV (1594-1601)
December. 20,2019
In 1594, Henri IV is finally the legitimate king of France. He had great ambitions for his kingdom, which had been ravaged by the Wars of Religion. The king devoted himself to the restoration of France, but also to his loves. He wants to marry his favourite, Gabrielle d'Estrée, and make their son the heir to the throne. To achieve this, he must repudiate Queen Marguerite de Valois, who had married 22 years earlier. But the sudden death of Gabrielle d'Estrée, in 1599, disrupted his life and his reign.
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Episode 1 : Henry IV, conquering the throne (1590-1594)
December. 20,2019
Henri IV is the new King of France. But he is Protestant and few people accept to see him wearing the crown. In April 1590, the king and his troops - 21,000 men - arrived at the gates of Paris. The powerful Catholic League, with twice as many men, prevented him from entering the capital to join his throne. Unable to take the city by force, the king decided to starve it. For several weeks, the people of Paris starve and the plague spreads. However, the League still refused to submit. It will take five years of battles to Henry IV and a conversion to Catholicism before being crowned in the cathedral of Chartres.
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