Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations/Archives Consulted; List of Figures; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Importance of Royal Education; 1.2 Royal Education in Its Historical Context; 1.3 The Monarchy in Nineteenth-Century Spain; 1.4 Politics, Cortes, and Constitutions in Nineteenth-Century Spain; 1.5 Spanish Political Culture and Education; 1.6 The Court, the Military, and the Public; References; Chapter 2 Teachers and Courtiers; 2.1 Isabel II; 2.1.1 The Organisation of Teaching at Court; 2.1.2 The Espartero Regency and Progressive Change

2.1.3 The Politics of Infighting at Court2.1.4 Espartero's Downfall and Isabel II's Early Majority; 2.2 Alfonso XII; 2.2.1 Alfonso's Education and Dynastic Stability; 2.2.2 Exile as Challenge and Opportunity; 2.2.3 In Search of an Education Appropriate for a Spanish King (1870-1873); 2.2.4 Preparing Alfonso for Constitutional Rule (1873-1874); 2.3 Alfonso XIII; 2.3.1 The Restoration's Legal Framework and Alfonso XIII's Education (1885-1892); 2.3.2 The Selection of Educators for the Young King (1893-1898); 2.3.3 Regeneration and the King's Impending Majority (1898-1902)

2.3.4 Educating a Ruling Monarch (1902-1905)2.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Officers and Educators; 3.1 Isabel II; 3.1.1 Defending the Female Succession; 3.1.2 The General, the Innocent Queen, and a Kidnapping Attempt; 3.1.3 Gender and the Limits of Military Education; 3.2 Alfonso XII; 3.2.1 The Early Makings of a Soldier-King; 3.2.2 Winning the Armed Forces' Trust and Affection; 3.2.3 Controlling the Armed Forces; 3.3 Alfonso XIII; 3.3.1 Civil Control, Militarism, and the Example of Alfonso XII; 3.3.2 A Soldier-King's Education

3.3.3 'Más Se Perdió En Cuba': The King, the Military, and Regenerationism3.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 The Public Sphere and Royal Education; 4.1 Hope; 4.1.1 Isabel II-A Virtuous, Liberal, Constitutional Queen; 4.1.2 Alfonso XII: Glory, Progress, and Peace; 4.1.3 Alfonso XIII-Political, Economic, and Military Regeneration; 4.2 Fear; 4.2.1 Isabel II-Progressive Overreach and the Disregard of Tradition; 4.2.2 Alfonso XII-An Excessive Emphasis on Military Education; 4.2.3 Alfonso XIII-A Reactionary, Militaristic Monarch; 4.3 National Identity

4.3.1 Isabel II-Overcoming the Nation's Backwardness4.3.2 Alfonso XII-A Vigorous Military, Masculine, and Catholic Heir; 4.3.3 Alfonso XIII-The Search for a Lost Glory; 4.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Conclusion; 5.1 The Continued Relevance of the Monarchy; 5.2 The Monarchy Between Modernity, Backwardness, and Militarism; 5.3 Continuity and Change; 5.4 The Influence of Education on the Monarch; References; Appendix; Bibliography; Index