The Evolution of an EmpireChapter IXReading editionChapter navigation27 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterEVOLUTION OF AN EMPIREFRANCEChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIPrevious chapter ←Chapter VIIINext chapter →Chapter XAll chapters and sections (27)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsEVOLUTION OF AN EMPIREFRANCEChapters123456789101112123456789101112CHAPTER IX.Edict of Nantes—Louis XIII.—Richelieu◇← CHAPTER VIII.CHAPTER X. →