After World War II, the French colonial empire, which dominated the lives of over 110 million people on five continents, collapsed in just under a quarter century of blood and tears.
Philip, a lovely mouse, is indomitable, intelligent, and very imaginative. Together with his toy cat, he embarks from adventure to adventure, mastering the small quirks of everyday life.
In the middle of the 17th century, forbidden lovers Queen Anne of Austria, the widow of King Louis XIII, and her Prime Minister, Cardinal Mazarin, face the opposition of a revengeful and power-seeking Court.