Richelieu
Richard Wilkinson wonders why historians have accepted the Cardinal's extravagant assessment of himself.
Historians are too ready to accept Cardinal Richelieu at his own valuation. Far from personifying the classic case for absolutism, he is a horrifying illustration of the dangers of too much power in the hands of one man.
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