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Jan 1, 2000 · In an extraordinary drama sweeping across seventeenth-century France, this probing biography of Cardinal Richelieu explores how a man of steely intelligence and ruthless ambition not only fulfilled his dreams of social prestige, personal wealth, and political power but at the same time realized his vision of a France unified as much by its ...
- Cardinal Richelieu: Leadership and Reform in the French Church
Cardinal Richelieu (1583-1642) did more than anyone else to...
- Cardinal Richelieu: Leadership and Reform in the French Church
Jun 15, 2012 · French Legends: The Life and Legacy of Cardinal Richelieu. Charles River Editors. 3.44. 18 ratings4 reviews. *Includes famous portraits depicting Richelieu and other important people and events in his life.*Analyzes his legacy in modern politics and foreign policy“Deception is the knowledge of kings.”
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Nov 30, 2000 · In an extraordinary drama sweeping across seventeenth-century France, this probing biography of Cardinal Richelieu explores how a man of steely intelligence and ruthless ambition not only fulfilled his dreams of social prestige, personal wealth, and political power but at the same time realized his vision of a France unified as much by its cultu...
- Anthony Levi
Cardinal Richelieu (1583-1642) did more than anyone else to lay the foundations of the French hegemony in Europe and of absolute monarchy in his own country. He was a spokesman for power politics, the idea of raison d’état , and the right of rulers to the unquestioning obedience of their subjects.
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- Joseph Bergin
Oct 12, 2011 · In this biography that is at once light and scholarly, the author guides us through the life and career of Cardinal Richelieu, a ruthless manipulator who helped to shape the monarchy of 17th-century France.
First published in English in 1940, this fascinating memoir details Cardinal Richelieu’s rise to power from bishop to cardinal and King Louis XIII’s chief minister.
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Books. Cardinal Richelieu: And the Making of France. Anthony Levi. Da Capo Press, Sep 6, 2001 - Biography & Autobiography - 352 pages. In an extraordinary drama sweeping across...