description: 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 exercisedThe book concludes with a comparative assessment of the significance of the two figures for the history of France.
language: English
title: Richelieu and Mazarin: A Study in Statesmanship
titlecomplete: Richelieu and Mazarin: A Study in Statesmanship (European History in Perspective)
characters: Cardinal Richelieu, Cardinal Mazarin
genres: History
ratings_count: 5
series: European History in Perspective
publisher: Red Globe Press