Richelieu and Olivares (Canto original series)
"Nothing quite as historically powerful or poignant about that period of trial and turmoil in European history has appeared until the publication of this book."   International History Review"In every respect this is a remarkably clear and compact book. Above all, it is a convincing demonstration of the value of comparative history. No number of separate national or biographical histories could have achieved the integration and penetration that he has achieved by asking the same questions about each man and probing equally in both Spanish and French sources for answers to those questions. Elliott's scholarship is wide-ranging as well as meticulous, and his insights are both thoughtful and thought-provoking."   American Historical Review