Frederick the Great: King of Prussia

Synopsis

“Superlative . . . an almost sculptural, three-dimensional rendering of Frederick, one that enables its vast and protean subject to be viewed from a multiplicity of angles . . . a supremely nuanced account, abounding in novel assessments and insights . . . This biography finds [Blanning] at the height of his powers and offers major reassessments of almost every aspect of Frederick’s career.” [Literary Review] "The reign opened with a flurry of eye-catching initiatives—the recall of the exiled philosopher Christian Wolff, the abolition of torture, the relaxation of censorship and the opening of royal granaries to bring down the price of bread—but the style of government remained the same." [Blanning: Frederick the Great, Kindle, p. 132]

RefTags

Blanning: Frederick the Great

Released

2016

Location

Germany

Setting