Richelieu's Army: War, Government and Society in France, 1624-1642

by David Parrott

2021-02-03 03:25:17

It is assumed widely that "war made the state" in seventeenth-century France. Yet this study challenges the traditional interpretations of the role of the army as an instrument of the emerging absolutist state, and shows how the expansion of the Fren... Read more
It is assumed widely that "war made the state" in seventeenth-century France. Yet this study challenges the traditional interpretations of the role of the army as an instrument of the emerging absolutist state, and shows how the expansion of the French war effort contributed to weakening Richelieu''s hold on France and heightened levels of political and social tension. This is the first detailed account of the French army during this formative period of European history. It also contributes more generally to the "military revolution" debate among early modern historians. Less

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ISBN9780521792097
David Parrott is Professor of Early Modern History and Fellow and Tutor at New College, University of Oxford. He has researched and written extensively on early modern military and political history....

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