Part 1 of Essay
Richelieu and Olivares was written as an account of the lives of the two great rulers of rivaling nations which struggled for the domination of Europe and the idea of a Universal monarchy in the early seventeenth century. The beginning of the book discusses the childhood/adolescent years of Richelieu and Olivares, the si ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... at comparative history, I should make clear that I hold no special brief for the deference of Olivares, whose record of defeat is plain for all to read. My only anxiety is to ensure that he should be given equal time.”(6). This book attempts to demonstrate the chess match between Richelieu and Olivares in which there was to be only one winner. The book compared the two leaders to show what conflicts the two men had, how they dealt with them, what they thought of each other and why one came out on top of the ot ....