TY - GEN N2 - Parrott challenges the near-universal notion that the French civil war of 1648-1652 was a predictable, trivial clash between royal forces and ministerial modernity. Instead, he challenges notions about the rule of the Cardinal-Ministers, Mazarin and his predecessor, Richelieu, and their contribution to creating the 'absolutism' of Louis XIV. AB - Parrott challenges the near-universal notion that the French civil war of 1648-1652 was a predictable, trivial clash between royal forces and ministerial modernity. Instead, he challenges notions about the rule of the Cardinal-Ministers, Mazarin and his predecessor, Richelieu, and their contribution to creating the 'absolutism' of Louis XIV. T1 - 1652 :the cardinal, the prince, and the crisis of the 'Fronde' / AU - Parrott, David, ET - First edition. CN - Oxford Scholarship Online CN - DC124.4 ID - 939203 KW - Fronde. SN - 9780191838828 TI - 1652 :the cardinal, the prince, and the crisis of the 'Fronde' / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198797463.001.0001 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198797463.001.0001 ER -