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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 discovery -- a trove of 3,000 documents…
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2 editions- Other · English · 2015Yale University Press · 456 pages · 9780300216950
- Other · English · 2014Yale University Press · 456 pages · 9780300196535
Philip ii, king of spain, 1527-1598Spain, historyEurope, kings and rulersHistoryBiographyKings and rulersSpain, biography