ÉMINENCE: Cardinal Richelieu and the Rise of France - Author's Talk with Jean-Vincent Blanchard September 16, 2011

Acclaimed scholar Jean-Vincent Blanchard will discuss ÉMINENCE, his insightful new biography of Cardinal Richelieu, the ruthless political strategist, advisor and statesman behind 17th century France’s rise as a European power. Blanchard portrays the French royal family in its dysfunctional glory: the melancholic and disquieting King Louis XIII; the choleric and stubborn Queen Mother Marie de Medici; the seductive and at times disloyal consort Queen Anne of Austria; and the happy-go-lucky yet lethal brother Gaston d’Orléans. Written with meticulous scholarship, ÉMINENCE is an intriguing tale of war exploits, love affairs, escapes, kidnappings, conspiracies, and executions.

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