Richelieu and Mazarin
A Study in Statesmanship| By: | David Sturdy |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury UK |
| Print ISBN: | 9780333754009 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781403943927 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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.