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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779948103321

Autore

Treasure G. R. R (Geoffrey Russell Richards)

Titolo

Richelieu and Mazarin / / Geoffrey Treasure

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998

ISBN

1-134-74126-X

1-134-74127-8

1-280-11035-X

0-203-04659-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (111 p.)

Collana

Lancaster pamphlets

Disciplina

944/.032/0922

B

Soggetti

Statesmen - France

Cardinals - France

Church and state - France - History - 17th century

France Politics and government 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-96).

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Landmark dates; Introduction; Two Paths to Power; Royal Servants; The Huguenot Question; Noble Attitudes and Politics; War: a State of Emergency; A Limited Absolutism; Maritime and Commercial Projects; Church and State; Art as Propaganda; The Struggle for Security; Mazarin and the Fronde; Mazarin's Triumph; The Making of Peace; Reputations; Glossary; Further Reading

Sommario/riassunto

Richelieu and Mazarin by Geoffrey Treasure compares these two striking, but very different, statesmen and evaluates their careers and achievements in the light of modern research. It explores all aspects of the two men's careers including the historical background, their personal characters, aims and values and their experience of power. Geoffrey Treasure also debates altered perceptions of 'absolutism' and the accomplishments of both leaders.