Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Legacies -- 2. The Queen's Beloved -- 3. Dissensions in Westphalia -- 4. The French Show Their Hand -- 5. The Emperor Gives Way -- 6. The Defection of the Dutch -- 7. Playing the Blame Game -- 8. Waiting for the Verdict -- 9. The Coming of the Fronde -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
Sonnino examines the diplomatic negotiations that took place in Westphalia from 1643 to 1648, which brought an end to the agonizing civil and religious conflict of the Thirty Years' War
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-294) and index
