The Queen's Diamond Crisis

The Three Musketeers

This flow follows the political danger created by the Queen's diamond studs and the race to restore them before public exposure.

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Secret Gift Secret Gift from "The Three Musketeers". A Token Becomes Evidence Private Affection Queen Anne gives the Duke of Buckingham a rosewood casket containing the diamond studs.

Secret Gift from "The Three Musketeers". A Token Becomes Evidence Private Affection Queen Anne gives the Duke of Buckingham a rosewood casket containing the diamond studs.

A Token Becomes Evidence Private Affection Queen Anne gives the Duke of Buckingham a rosewood casket containing the diamond studs. Political Risk The gift transforms a private attachment into material evidence that Richelieu can use against the Queen and the crown.

Richelieu's Discovery Richelieu's Discovery from "The Three Musketeers". Surveillance Finds Its Prize Intelligence Network Richelieu learns that the Queen and Buckingham have met and sends agents to trace their movements.

Richelieu's Discovery from "The Three Musketeers". Surveillance Finds Its Prize Intelligence Network Richelieu learns that the Queen and Buckingham have met and sends agents to trace their movements.

Surveillance Finds Its Prize Intelligence Network Richelieu learns that the Queen and Buckingham have met and sends agents to trace their movements. Coercive Strategy Rather than expose the affair immediately, he designs a public test that will force Anne to display the missing jewels.

Royal Ball Demand Royal Ball Demand from "The Three Musketeers". The Court Becomes a Trap A Public Requirement King Louis XIII announces a ball and insists that Queen Anne wear the diamond studs.

Royal Ball Demand from "The Three Musketeers". The Court Becomes a Trap A Public Requirement King Louis XIII announces a ball and insists that Queen Anne wear the diamond studs.

The Court Becomes a Trap A Public Requirement King Louis XIII announces a ball and insists that Queen Anne wear the diamond studs. Suspicion in Ceremony The request makes the celebration a courtroom. Anne must conceal fear while Richelieu waits for the missing stones to expose her.

The London Ride The London Ride from "The Three Musketeers". A Race Against Time Royal Commission Madame Bonacieux entrusts d'Artagnan with a letter for Buckingham and money for the journey.

The London Ride from "The Three Musketeers". A Race Against Time Royal Commission Madame Bonacieux entrusts d'Artagnan with a letter for Buckingham and money for the journey.

A Race Against Time Royal Commission Madame Bonacieux entrusts d'Artagnan with a letter for Buckingham and money for the journey. Obstacles on Every Road The companions are wounded, delayed, or captured, yet d'Artagnan reaches London by borrowing horses and taking Comte de Wardes's passage order.

Public Restoration Public Restoration from "The Three Musketeers". Triumph Before the Court Replaced Jewels Buckingham has two missing studs remade and sends them back with d'Artagnan.

Public Restoration from "The Three Musketeers". Triumph Before the Court Replaced Jewels Buckingham has two missing studs remade and sends them back with d'Artagnan.

Triumph Before the Court Replaced Jewels Buckingham has two missing studs remade and sends them back with d'Artagnan. Richelieu Defeated Queen Anne appears wearing all twelve studs. The cardinal's trap collapses, while d'Artagnan's private courage produces a public political victory.

during Buckingham's secret meeting

the night after the secret meeting

September 20 to October 3

the night before the royal ball

the Ballet of La Merlaison