Philip of Spain
Kamen, Henry.
Philip of Spain [electronic resource] / Henry Kamen. - Yale University Press, c1997. - 1 online resource (xiii, 384 p.) : ill., maps.
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 Drawing on Philip's unpublished correspondence and on many other archival sources, Henry Kamen reveals much about Philip the youth, the man, the husband, the father, the frequently troubled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.
9780300184266 (electronic bk.) 0300184263 (electronic bk.)
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598.
Philippe II, roi d'Espagne, 1527-1598.
Felipe II, Rey de España.
Philip II King of Spain, 1527-1598.
Philip 2.
Rois et souverains--Biographies.--Espagne
Koningschap.
Biografieën.
Tachtigjarige oorlog.
Bourgondische Nederlanden.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal
Spain--History--Philip II, 1556-1598.
Portugal--History--Spanish dynasty, 1580-1640.
Spain--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Espagne--Histoire--1556-1598 (Philippe II)
España--Historia--1556-1598 (Felipe II)
Electronic books.
DP178 / .K36 1997eb
946/.043/092
Philip of Spain [electronic resource] / Henry Kamen. - Yale University Press, c1997. - 1 online resource (xiii, 384 p.) : ill., maps.
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 Drawing on Philip's unpublished correspondence and on many other archival sources, Henry Kamen reveals much about Philip the youth, the man, the husband, the father, the frequently troubled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.
9780300184266 (electronic bk.) 0300184263 (electronic bk.)
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598.
Philippe II, roi d'Espagne, 1527-1598.
Felipe II, Rey de España.
Philip II King of Spain, 1527-1598.
Philip 2.
Rois et souverains--Biographies.--Espagne
Koningschap.
Biografieën.
Tachtigjarige oorlog.
Bourgondische Nederlanden.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal
Spain--History--Philip II, 1556-1598.
Portugal--History--Spanish dynasty, 1580-1640.
Spain--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Espagne--Histoire--1556-1598 (Philippe II)
España--Historia--1556-1598 (Felipe II)
Electronic books.
DP178 / .K36 1997eb
946/.043/092