Richelieu and Mazarin / Geoffrey Treasure.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Treasure, G. R. R. (Geoffrey Russell Richards)

Series:

Lancaster pamphlets.

Lancaster pamphlets

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de, 1585-1642--Influence.

Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis.

Mazarin, Jules, 1602-1661--Influence.

Mazarin, Jules.

Statesmen--France--Biography.

Statesmen.

Cardinals--France--Biography.

Cardinals.

Church and state--France--History--17th century.

Church and state.

France--Politics and government--17th century.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Richelieu & Mazarin

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-96).

ISBN:

1-134-74126-X

1-134-74127-8

1-280-11035-X

0-203-04659-5

9780203046593

OCLC:

437078263