Political Testament


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Memoirs of Duke de Richelieu


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Secretaries and Statecraft in the Early Modern World


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The early modern period has long been seen as an age of great importance in the development of foreign relations. The rise of resident embassies, the development of institutions dedicated to diplomatic activity, and the growth of state bureaucracies were all components in the rise of recognisably modern diplomacy. This was an 'age of secretaries' that assigned important roles in the diplomatic process to a variety of state secretaries, chancellors and ministers. Bringing together case studies drawn from across Europe and Asia, and written by leading scholars in their fields, this collection offers a novel and genuinely trans-regional take on the emergence of modern inter-state relations.




Swoon: Great Seducers and Why Women Love Them


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The author of "Seductress" examines the ladies' man and answers the eternal question: what do women want?







Cardinal de Richelieu; Henri, Duc de Rohan; Cardinal Mazarin; Franc̦ois, Duc de La Rochefoucauld; Anne-Geneviève de Bourbon, Duchesse de Longueville; Cardinal de Retz; Mademoiselle de l'Enclos; Tallemant des Réaux and Bussy-Rabutin; Abbé de Rancé; Anne-Geneviève de Bourbon "La Grande Mademoiselle"; Marie-Madeleine de La Vergne, Comtesse de La Fayette; Henrietta Anne of England, Duchesse d'Orléans; Louis XIV; Duchesse de La Blance, Duchesse de La Vallière


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