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Richelieu and his Age (Hardcover)
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Richelieu and his Age (Hardcover)
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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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