Imprudent King A New Life of Philip II

Name: Imprudent King A New Life of Philip II
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ISBN: 9780300196535

ISBN-10: 0300196539

ISBN-13: 9780300196535

Edition: 2014

Authors: Geoffrey Parker

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Philip II is not only the most famous king in Spanish history, but one of the most famous monarchs in English history: the man who married Mary Tudor and later launched the Spanish Armada against her sister Elizabeth I. This compelling biography of the most powerful European monarch of his day begins with his conception (1526) and ends with his ascent to Paradise (1603), two occurrences surprisingly well documented by contemporaries. Eminent historian Geoffrey Parker draws on four decades of research on Philip as well as a recent, extraordinary archival discoverya trove of 3,000 documents in the vaults of the Hispanic Society of America in New York City, unread since crossing Philip’s own…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 11/11/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 356
Size: 0.65" wide x 0.95" long x 0.17" tall
Weight: 1.914
Language: English

Geoffrey Parker is the author or editor of more than twenty-five books. He is Andreas Dorpelan Professor of History at Ohio State University.