Author: Parker, Geoffrey

Price: $20.00

Category:Historical European Biographies
Publication Date:2015-11-24T00:00:01Z
Pages:456
Binding:Paperback
ISBN:10:0300216955
ISBN:13:9780300216950
Philip II is not only the most famous king in Spanish history, but also the most infamous king in English history: the man who launched the Spanish Armada was the same man who attempted the assassination of Elizabeth Tudor. This biography of Europe's most powerful sixteenth-century monarch begins with his conception (1526) and ends with his ascent to heaven (1603), two occurrences surprisingly well-documented by contemporaries. Geoffrey Parker draws on decades of research and a recent, extraordinary archival discovery - a trove of 3000 documents in the vaults of the Hispanic Society of America in New York City, unread since crossing Philip's own desk.