David Sturdy

Richelieu and Mazarin (eBook, ePUB)

A Study in Statesmanship

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350317321
• Artikelnr.: 62723051

Autorenporträt

DAVID STURDY is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Ulster, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.- Map of the French Provinces.- The Government of France.- Richelieu: The Bishop and Emerging Political Leader.- Richelieu as Minister.- The First Years of Richelieu's Ministry: 1624-1630.- Richelieu and French Foreign Policy, 1630-1642.- Richelieu and the Internal Government of France, 1630-1642.- Richelieu: An Assessment.- Mazarin: Origins and Early Career.- Mazarin in Government and the Conduct of War, 1643-1648.- The Frondes.- Mazarin, Foreign Policy and Domestic Tensions, 1653-1661.- Mazarin as Patron and Collector.- Conclusion: The Cardinals in Retrospect.- Significant Dates.- Glossary.- Bibliography.- Index.