Richelieu's Army

War, Government and Society in France, 1624–1642

By:

David Parrott

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Hardback

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History

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It is assumed widely that 'war made the state' in seventeenth-century France. Yet this study of the French army during the ministry of Cardinal Richelieu (1624-42) shows how the expansion of the war effort was not matched by army reform but by a reliance on traditional mechanisms of control. The army imposed a huge burden upon the French population, but far from being an instrument of the emerging absolutist state its demands contributed to weakening Richelieu's hold upon France and heightened levels of political and social tension. This is the first detailed account of the size, organisation, recruitment, financing and control of the troops during this formative period of French history. The book also includes a detailed study of foreign policy during Richelieu's ministry, and places the training, deployment and fighting methods of the French army into the context of arguments for military change in early modern Europe. Runner up in the History Today Awards 2002.

Release date Australia

September 6th, 2001

Author

David Parrott

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

5 maps

Pages

628

Series

Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History

Dimensions

161x236x46

ISBN-13

9780521792097

Product ID

2161460

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