Liste des épisodes

1643, after the death of Louis XIII, the Duke of Beaufort, nephew of the late king, continued to intrigue against Mazarin. The latter, supported by the queen, imprisoned the duke in the Château de Vincennes.

In 1806 Napoleon visits the castle of Baron von Kempelen for an overnight stay. Among Kempelen's various inventions there is a 'chess automaton' -- Napoleon plays against it, loses and learns the history of this 'automaton'.

1667, Louis de la Pivardière returns to his castle and surprises his wife with Abbot Charoz,. In the morning M. de la Pivardière disappeared. Marguerite Chauvelin is accused by her servants of having murdered her husband.

In 1748, Latude, following a misunderstanding, suffered the wrath of the Marquise de Pompadour who had him imprisoned in the Bastille. He managed to escape three times, each time recaptured, finally finding his freedom in 1784.

Paris, 1815, Count de Lavalette, former aide-de-camp to Bonaparte, participates in the organization of the great return. On June 20, 1815, with the return of Louis XVIII to the throne, he was arrested, tried and sentenced to death.

In 532, King Theodoric of Austrasia and Auvergne, took Attale, son of the Count of Autun, hostage. Gregory, bishop of Langres and uncle of Attale, orders the faithful Léon to help his nephew escape.

In 1755, Giacomo Casanova, after years of traveling in Europe, returned to his native Venice, but was arrested for libertinage and Masonic practices, and imprisoned in the Piombi in Venice.

In 1538, Benvenuto Cellini was arrested and imprisoned in Castel Sant'Angelo on the false accusation of having stolen jewels from Pope Clement VII during the sack of Rome.

In 1811, in the Austrian Empire, a treasury vault was robbed. Inspector Lamb is in charge of the investigation.

The Duke of Rohan, wants to liberate Valtellina occupied by the Spanish. He summons Colonel Jenatsch and asks him to find out about the importance of the Spanish garrison at the fort.

In the 18th century, led by Prince Rakoczi, the Hungarians rebelled against the despotism of Emperor Leopold I. Using a trap, the emperor's men arrested him and locked him in the fortress of Wiener Neustadt.

In the 15th century, the condottiere Bartolomeo Colleoni entered the service of the Duke of Milan, but he was quickly accused of playing a double game for the benefit of Venice. He was arrested and taken chained to prison at Monza Castle.

In the 15th century, Jacqueline of Bavaria, countess of Hainaut whose marriage was the subject of a conflict between England and Burgundy decided to put herself under the "protection" of Philip Le Bon, Duke of Burgundy.