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Éminence : Cardinal Richelieu and the rise of France
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- Summary
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Captures the rise to power of a seminal figure who was instrumental in creating France as we know it.
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- Creator
- Jean-Vincent Blanchard
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First U.S. edition
- New York : Walker & Co., 2011
- Physical Details
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- vi, 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780802717047, 0802717047
- OCLC
- ocn701806397
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-296) and index.
- I: The rise -- Toward a coup d'etat (1617) -- Wars of a mother and a son (1617-1620) -- Jupiter's favor (1621-1624) -- II: The testing -- Angel or demon? (1624-1626) -- Wonder by the sea (1627-1628) -- Great storm (1629-1930) -- III: The passion -- Restless dragon (1631-1634) -- War (1635-1637) -- Turning points (1638-1640) -- The final scene (1641-1642) -- Conclusion