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The Huguenots were gradually driven out of all their strongholds, till only Rochelle remained to them. THE HUGUENOTS WERE GRADUALLY DRIVEN OUT OF ALL THEIR STRONGHOLDS TILL ONLY HOSCHEL REMAINED TO THEM
 ordered the captain of the guards to arrest Concini, and kill him if he resisted; and this was done. Concini was cut down on the steps of the Louvre, and Louis exclaimed, "At last I am a king." But it was not in him to be a king, and he never was one all his life. He only passed under the dominion of De Luynes, who was a high-spirited young noble. The Huguenots had been holding assemblies, which were considered more political than religious, and their towns of security were a grievance to royalty. War broke out again, and Louis himself went with De Luynes to besiege Montauban. The place was taken, but disease broke out in the army, and De Luynes died. There was a fresh struggle for power between the queen-mother and the Prince of Condé, ending in both being set aside by the queen's almoner, Armand de Richelieu, Bishop of Luçon, and afterwards a cardinal, the ablest statesman then in Europe, who gained complete dominion over the king and country, and ruled them both with a rod of iron.  BE EASIER THAN THE EXECUTION THE KING ORDERED THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARDS TO ARREST CONCILI AND KILL HIM IF HE RESISTED AND THIS WAS DONE CONCILI WAS CUT DOWN ON THE STEPS OF THE LOUVRE AND LOUIS EXCLAIMED AT LAST I AM KING BUT IT WAS NOT IN HIM TO BE A KING AND HE NEVER WAS ONE ALL HIS LIFE HE ONLY PASSED UNDER THE DOMINION OF DE LEINS WHO WAS A HIGH SPIRITED YOUNG NOBLE THE HUGUENOTS HAD BEEN HOLDING ASSEMBLIES WHICH WERE CONSIDERED MORE POLITICAL THAN RELIGIOUS AND THEIR TOWNS OF SECURITY WERE A GRIEVANCE TO ROYALTY WAR BROKE OUT AGAIN AND LOUIS HIMSELF WENT WITH DELIN TO BESIEGE MONTAUBAN THE PLACE WAS TAKEN BUT DISEASE BROKE OUT IN THE ARMY AND DELIN DIED THERE WAS A FRESH STRUGGLE FOR POWER BETWEEN THE QUEEN MOTHER AND THE PRINCE OF CONDI ENDING IN BOTH BEING SET ASIDE BY THE QUEEN'S ALMINA ARMAND DE RICHELIEU BISHOP OF LUISSON AND AFTERWARDS A CARDINAL THE ABLEST STATESMEN THEN IN EUROPE WHO GAINED COMPLETE DOMINION OVER THE KING AND COUNTRY AND RULED THEM BOTH WITH A ROD OF IRON
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