Cardinal Richelieu: Power and the Pursuit of Wealth by Joseph Bergin

Cardinal Richelieu: Power and the Pursuit of Wealth

Joseph Bergin

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nonfiction autobiography biography informative medium-paced
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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' tat, and the right of rulers...

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