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Louis XIII. entered in triumph, deprived the city of all its privileges, and thus in 1628 concluded the war that had begun by the attack of the Guisards on the congregation at Vassy, in 1561. LOUIS THE THIRTEENTH ENTERED IN TRIUMPH DEPRIVED THE CITY OF ALL ITS PRIVILEGES AND THUS IN SIXTEEN TWENTY EIGHT CONCLUDED THE WAR THAT HAD BEGUN BY THE ATTACK OF THE GHIZARRE ON THE CONGREGATION AT VASSY IN FIFT
 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. The Huguenots were gradually driven out of all their strongholds, till only Rochelle remained to them. This city was bravely and patiently defended by the magistrates and the Duke of Rohan, with hopes of succour from England, until these being disconcerted by the murder of the Duke of Buckingham, they were forced to surrender, after having held out for more than a year. 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 THE HUGUENOTS WERE GRADUALLY DRIVEN OUT OF ALL THEIR STRONGHOLDS TILL ONLY HOSCHEL REMAINED TO THEM THIS CITY WAS BRAVELY AND PATIENTLY DEFENDED BY THE MAGISTRATES AND THE DUKE OF HON WITH HOPES OF SUCCOR FROM ENGLAND UNTIL THESE BEING DISCONCERTED BY THE MURDER OF THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM THEY WERE FORCED TO SURRENDER AFTER HAVING HELD OUT FOR MORE THAN A YEAR
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