History: Was the Cardinal de Richelieu Evil?

⛪️ The Cardinal Duke of Richelieu, chief minister of Louis XIII, aka the Red Eminence, was made infamous by Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novel "The Three Musketeers". Plotting against the Queen of France, he is portrayed as a Machiavellian character, ready to go to any length to achieve his personal goals. Even though his toughness seems to be historically accurate, the Cardinal wasn't really driven by evil. Instead, his rigorous approach to politics and diplomacy, which inspired Dumas so well, was seemingly only motivated by national interest… What is your opinion? Related episodes: Académie française (https://youtu.be/1RU75-ufcsc), lingua franca (https://youtu.be/cT3DLqjG9GA) 🔗 (fr) Le cardinal de Richelieu, loin de la légende: https://www.generations-plus.ch/?q=magazine/loisirsmaison/litt%C3%A9raturebd/le-cardinal-de-richelieu-loin-de-la-l%C3%A9gende 📕 (fr) Alexandre Dumas' Les Trois Mousquetaires, in the US: https://amzn.to/45XD3E3 in the UK: https://amzn.to/3MMv0RG 🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider: - supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup - subscribe and share 🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com