Philip of Spain:
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kamen, Henry (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven, [Conn.] Yale University Press c1997
Subjects:
Online Access:DE-1046
DE-1047
Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-368) and index
This book, published four hundred years after Philip's death, is the first full-scale biography of the king. Placing him within the social, cultural, religious and regional context of his times, it presents a startling new picture of his character and reign. Drawing on Philip's unpublished correspondence and on many other archival sources, Henry Kamen reveals much about Philip the youth, the man, the husband, the father, the frequently troubled Christian and the king. Kamen finds that Philip was a cosmopolitan prince whose extensive experience of northern Europe broadened his cultural imagination and tastes, whose staunchly conservative ideas were far from being illiberal and fanatical, whose religious attitudes led him to accept a practical coexistence with Protestants and Jews, and whose support for Las Casas and other defenders of the Indians in America helped determine government policy. Shedding completely new light on most aspects of Philip's private life and, in consequence, on his public actions, this book is the definitive portrayal of Philip II.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 384 p.)
ISBN:0300070810
0300078005
0300184263
9780300070811
9780300078008
9780300184266

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection! Get full text