Richelieu And Olivares: The Quest For European Domination
Beginning of paper
Richelieu and Olivares was written as an account of the lives of
the two great rulers of rivaling nations which struggled for the domination
of Europe and the idea of a Universal monarchy in the early seventeenth
century. The beginning of the book discusses the childhood/adolescent
years of Riche ....
Middle of paper
.... this attempt at comparative history,
I should make clear that I hold no special brief for the deference of
Olivares, whose record of defeat is plain for all to read. My only anxiety
is to ensure that he should be given equal time.”(6). This book attempts
to demonstrate the chess match between Richelieu and Olivares in which
there was to be only one winner. The book compared the two leaders to show
what conflicts the two men had, how they dealt with them, what they thought
of each othe ....
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