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Richelieu and his Age (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,952
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Richelieu and his Age (Hardcover): Joseph Bergin, Laurence Brockliss

Richelieu and his Age (Hardcover)

Joseph Bergin, Laurence Brockliss

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This study of Cardinal Richelieu's career as chief minister to Louis XIII of France presents the original research of eight experts in the field. Linking their work is the belief that Richelieu's ministry was a significant moment in the history of early modern France. The authors reject the traditional picture of Richelieu as the single-handed creator of the French absolute state and the original exponent of Realpolitik. Instead they paint a collective portrait of a statesman politically astute but none the less devout. The Richelieu who emerges is in many respects a conservative figure, but one driven by a genuine desire to establish a more just and peaceful society (both in France and in Europe). The emphasis here, then, is more on Richelieu the Cardinal than on Richelieu the secular statesman. The tragedy and irony of his ministry, as the authors also show, was that to maintain himself in power, Richelieu had to behave more like a Renaissance prince than a Counter-Reformation prelate.

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Imprint: Clarendon Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 1992
First published: December 1992
Editors: Joseph Bergin (Reader in History) • Laurence Brockliss (Tutor and Fellow in Modern History)
Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-820231-8
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
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LSN: 0-19-820231-8
Barcode: 9780198202318

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