OTD in 1627, beginning of the siege of La Rochelle. The French Protestants, the Huguenots, were besieged by the Royal forces of Louis XIII for over a year, under the supervision of the Cardinal de Richelieu. England tried but failed to help the besieged a couple times. Learn more with our episode on Richelieu & Louis XIII: https://buff.ly/4dDUVql HistoryThreads