Richelieu and Mazarin - A Study in Statesmanship

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. :- 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 exercisedThe book concludes with a comparative assessment of the significance of the two figures for the history of France.>

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• Authors: David Sturdy, David J Sturdy, David J. Sturdy
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.09.2003
• EAN: 9780333754009
• ISBN: 978-0-333-75400-9
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: European History in Perspective; EUROPEAN HISTORY IN PERSPECTIV; European History in Perspective; EUROPEAN HISTORY IN PERSPECTIV
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; B, European History, Palgrave History Collection, Europe—History