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Imprudent King: A New Life of Philip II

by Geoffrey Parker · 2014 · 456 pages

Robert Greene
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About This Book

A comprehensive biography of Philip II of Spain, utilizing a rediscovered archive of 3,000 documents to provide a revised account of the monarch's life and reign. The work analyzes Philip's leadership style, his religious motivations, and the administrative complexities of governing the world's first global empire.

Genres

Biography & MemoirHistorySociety & Politics

Topics

BureaucracyCatholicismEarly Modern EuropeMonarchyPhilip IiSpanish ArmadaSpanish Empire

Book Details

Published

2014

Pages

456

Language

en

ISBN

9780300196535

Audiobook Available

18h 36m
Narrated by Nigel Patterson

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