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Author: Martin A. S. Hume
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2022-05-29
Total Pages: 461
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Court of Philip IV.: Spain in Decadence is a book by Martin Andrew Sharp Hume. It serves as a biography on Philip IV, who was King of Spain from 1621 to his death in 1665.
Author: Martin A. S. Hume
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2019-12-16
Total Pages: 463
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Court of Philip IV.: Spain in Decadence is a book by Martin Andrew Sharp Hume. It serves as a biography on Philip IV, who was King of Spain from 1621 to his death in 1665.
Author: Martin Andrew Sharp Hume
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Published: 1907
Total Pages: 566
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Stephen M. Hart
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: 2023-02-07
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 1855663538
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDid Spain fall into decline or flourish in the seventeenth century? This edited collection looks at perceptions and representations of Philip IV, Spain's 'Planet King', and his government against the backdrop of the seventeenth-century General Crisis in Europe, wars, revolutions and a sovereign debt crisis. Scholars often associate Philip's reign (1621-1665) with decline, decadence, crisis, stagnation and adversity (as did many contemporaries); yet the glittering cultural and artistic achievements (enhanced by his patronage) of the period led it to be dubbed 'the' Golden Age. The book analyses these contradictions, examining Philip's own understanding of kingship and how he and his courtiers used art and ceremony to project an image of strength, tradition, culture and prestige, while, at the same time, the empire grappled with revolts in Europe and falling trade with its New World colonies.
Author: R. A. Stradling
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-10-03
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9780521530552
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book concentrates on the political history of the reign of Philip IV, and the role of the king within it. Philip is kept near the forefront, and issues and events are often seen - if sometimes critically - from his viewpoint. It is, therefore, a work of revision and rehabilitation, representing an attempt (against all other extant accounts) to establish Philip IV as a positive figure, with an autonomous character and political identity. A secondary, supportive, intention is to demonstrate that after the fall of Olivares, the king ruled and governed without a favourite (valido). This is the central theme in the most detailed treatment of the second half of the reign available in any language. Reference is made throughout to Philip's own words and actions. At the same time, the Olivares period itself is approached from a new perspective, some issues being examined with the use of new material. Although not intended as a conventional biography, the book retains several characteristics of the form, in that it is a 'career-study', part thematic, part chronological. Philip IV is examined also in relation to the political writing of the age, and to his court and capital in Madrid.
Author: Martin A. S. Hume
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2022-05-29
Total Pages: 287
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKWilliam Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, was an English statesman, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign. He held a solid inner and outer policy which made the state stronger. He aimed to build a united and Protestant state in the British Isles, strengthen the control over Ireland and solidify the alliance with Scotland. He achieved great success in the development of the army. This book gives an extensive account of his deeds as a statesman and the role he played in developing the British Empire.
Author: Robin Eagles
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-07-14
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 100009085X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers the first major reassessment of the life and work of Sir Henry Bennet, earl of Arlington, for over a century. Arlington was one of Charles II’s chief ministers and the book charts his early years through to the careers of his descendants, examining his political development as a courtier, diplomat, linguist and politician. Authored by a series of experts in the field, the book not only shines a light on his career, but also on Charles II’s reign as a whole, on the Cavalier court and on Restoration politics. Arlington was a significant player in international politics and this is reflected in the collection’s treatment of his time abroad in the 1650s, his central role as an advisor and ambassador, and his influence in Ireland.
Author: Hubert Granville Revell Reade
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Published: 1924
Total Pages: 766
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Graham Darby
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-01-14
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1317897706
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt the beginning of the seventeenth century Spain was the foremost power in Europe. Yet during the hundred years that followed, it suffered an acute decline, economically and politically. Graham Darby traces the course of Spain's eventful history down to the inglorious end of the Habsburg monarchy and analyses the various, often conflicting, explanations and interpretations of `decline'.
Author: Alain Saint-Saens
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1996-02-13
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 0313367647
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe history of women in early modern Spain is a largely untapped field. This book opens the field substantially by examining the position of women in religious, political, literary, and economic life. Drawing on both historical and literary approaches, the contributors challenge the portrait of Spanish women as passive and marginalized, showing that despite forces working to exclude them, women in Golden Age Spain influenced religious life and politics and made vital contributions to economic and cultural life. The contributors seek to incorporate the study of Spanish women into the current work on literary criticism and on the intersection of private and public spheres. The authors integrate women into subfields of Spanish history and literature, such as Inquisition studies, the Spanish monarchy, Spain's economic and political decline, and Golden Age drama. The essays demonstrate the necessity and value of incorporating women into the study of Golden Age Spain.
