Imprudent king : a new life of Philip II / Geoffrey Parker.
Parker, Geoffrey, 1943-
2014
DP178 .P367 2014 (Mapit)
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Title Imprudent king : a new life of Philip II / Geoffrey Parker.
Author Parker, Geoffrey, 1943-
ISBN 9780300196535 hardcover
0300196539 hardcover
Published New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014]
Language English
Description xviii, 438 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Call Number DP178 .P367 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification 946/.043092 B
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 414-423) and index.
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Part I. The threshold of power. Apprenticeship, 1527-1543 ; A Renaissance prince, 1543-1551 ; The changing face of empire, 1551-1558
Part II. The king and his world. The king at work ; The king and God ; The king at play
Part III. The first decade of the reign. Getting a grip, 1558-1561 ; 'I would rather lose a hundred thousand lives if I had them' : keeping the faith, 1562-1567 ; Family life - and death ; The enigma of Don Carlos
Part IV. The king victorious. Years of crusade, 1568-1572 ; Years of adversity, 1573-1576 ; The crisis of the reign, 1576-1577 ; Murder most foul? ; Years of triumph, 1578-1585 ; 'The most potent monarch in Christendom'
Part V. The king vanquished. The 'Enterprise of England', 1585-1588 ; Philip at bay, 1589-1592 ; Towards the tomb - and beyond, 1593-1603
Epilogue.

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