... economic interest in woolen trade w/Flanders. Later the war involved a succession dispute over the French crown itself. The war strengthened the powers of the French crown. Major problem was that British territory was held by the English kings. Machiavelli- his writings reflect the condition of Italy during his time. In 1498 Machiavelli became a prominent official in the gov't of the ... president of the National convention and a member of the Committee of Public Safety. He was responsible for the "terror."" He came to justify ruthlessness as a necessary and laudable means to revolutiona...

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