Origins of French Absolutism, 1598-1661
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Cardinal Mazarin
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Catholic Reformation studies
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De Noyers
Dutch United Provinces
Dynastic Interests
dynastic state formation
early modern France
Early Modern Government
Early Modern Monarchs
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French Church
Fronde uprisings
Henri
Henri III
Henri IV
Henri IV's Conversion
Henri IV's Reign
Huguenot conflict
Imprimerie Nationale
Iron Fist
Jansenism research
kings
La Valette
louis
Louis XIII
Louis XIV
ministry
Paul De Gondi
Pope Innocent X
Religious Settlement
Richelieu Ministry
Richelieu's Death
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Secretary Of State
seventeenth-century French political history
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- ISBN 9781138837058
- Weight: 385g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 27 Apr 2015
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This controversial study takes the provocative line that the French monarchy was a complete success. James turns the idea of royal absolutism on its head by redefining the French monarchys success from 1598 - 1661.
The Origins of French Absolutism, 1598-1661 maintains that building blocks were not being laid by the so-called architects of absolutism, but that by satisfying long-established, traditional ambitions, cardinal ministers Richelieu and Mazarin undoubtedly made the confident, ambitious reign of the late century possible.
Alan James is a lecturer in the Laughton Naval History Unit of the Department of War Studies, King's College London. His is author of The Navy and Government in Early Modern France, 1572-1661 (Boydell, 2004) for which he was awarded the prize of 'Best Young Academic Author of the Year' by the college.
