u/AnteaterKey2626

Books on French history during the reign of Louis XIII?

Does anyone happen to know about any good English-language books on this topic? I am very interested in the 1610–1661 period rougly, from Marie de' Medici's regency through Richelieu, Mazarin and the Fronde to early Louis XIV. The reigns of Henry IV and Louis XIV seem to be covered quite well, but Louis XIII and the other major political players of his era not so much.

u/AnteaterKey2626 — 4 days ago

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I've long wanted to do a proper deep dive into the (English) Stuarts. I've read a general narrative book on the dynasty recently, so now I've thought about reading the following books, one for each monarch more or less:

Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain's First King (Gareth Russell)
The White King: Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr (Leanda de Lisle)
King Charles II (Antonia Fraser)
(I've only found some short summary books on James II)
William and Mary: Heroes of the Glorious Revolution (John van der Kiste)
Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion (Anne Somerset)

Has anyone read any of these and could share their thoughts? I'm unsure if I've got an alright selection here, any other recs? Any help would be much appreciated.

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u/AnteaterKey2626 — 7 days ago