Cardinal Richelieu is a French Catholic statesman seeking to consolidate political power by weakening the feudal lords and centralising government. He influences King Louis XIII to demolish city fortifications as a means of preventing Protestant resistance, but the King's promise concerning Loudun initially blocks Richelieu's policy there.
Christopher Logue has 10 screen credits in a career dating back to 1965. Signature works include The Devils, Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt, Dante's Inferno. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
