Richelieu and Mazarin: A Study in Statesmanship

Richelieu and Mazarin: A Study in Statesmanship
ISBN-10
1350317322
ISBN-13
9781350317321
Category
History
Pages
198
Language
English
Published
2017-03-14
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Author
David Sturdy

Description

Drawing upon recent research and past studies, David J. Sturdy presents a concise, up-to-date analysis of the private and public careers of two of the most influential ministers in seventeenth-century France. Richelieu and Mazarin: - Adopts a broadly chronological approach, interspersed with passages at relevant points which compare and contrast the key achievements of the two Cardinals - Examines such central themes as the internal government of France, the ministers' conduct of foreign policy, and the nature of elite and popular resistance to their policies - Explores the political ideas and strategies of Richelieu and Mazarin, the relations between the ministers and the Crown, and the patronage they exercised The book concludes with a comparative assessment of the significance of the two figures for the history of France.

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