Richelieu and Mazarin: A Study in Statesmanship

ISBN-13: 9780333754009 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 198 str.

David J Sturdy

Opis

Drawing on recent research, David Sturdy presents a concise and comparative analysis of the private and public careers of Richelieu and Mazarin. Several chapters are devoted to such central themes as the international government of France and the conduct of foreign policy, while others deal with the political strategies of the two men, the relations between the ministers and the crown, and the patronage which they exercised. The study concludes with an assessment of the historical significance of Richelieu and Mazarin.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

DAVID J. STURDY is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Ulster. He specializes in the political and social history of France and in the history of science. His previous publications include Louis XIV, also in the European History in Perspective series.

Blurb

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.