Philip of Spain

Description:

This book is the first complete biography of Philip II, King of Spain (1527-1598). Philip II is seen as a cruel king, tyrant, ambitious and identified with repression and religious intolerance. Henry Kamen contradicts this official view. Based on documents and unpublished sources, Kamen presents us a new and startling perspective and draws a psychological portrait of the monarch, placing him in the social, cultural and religious context of his time.

subjects: History,  biography,  king,  ruler,  Spain,  Spanish Empire,  Spanish Armada,  Habsburg,  Kings and rulers,  Philip ii, king of spain, 1527-1598,  Spain, history,  Rois et souverains,  Biographies,  Histoire,  Historia,  Koningschap,  Biografieën,  Tachtigjarige oorlog,  Bourgondische Nederlanden,  Kings, queens, rulers

People: Philip II King of Spain (1527-1598),  Elizabeth I of England,  Mary I of England

Places: Spain,  Portugal,  Lisbon,  Madrid,  London,  Netherlands

Times: 1527-1598,  1556-1598,  1580-1598,  Spanish dynasty,  Spanish Empire,  Renaissance