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Imprudent King - A New Life of Philip II (Paperback)
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A vast archive of documents, unread since the sixteenth century,
revises the portrait of Philip II, Spain's best-known king "A
superbly informed narrative of Philip II's long career as Europe's
most powerful king."-Henry Kamen, Little Reviews "This
authoritative, intelligently revisionist biography must stand now
as the primary reference."-Iain Finlayson, The Times Philip II
(1527-1598) 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 in the vaults of the Hispanic Society of America in New
York City, unread since crossing Philip's own desk more than four
centuries ago. Many of them change significantly what we know about
the king. The book examines Philip's long apprenticeship; his three
principal interests (work, play, and religion); and the major
political, military, and personal challenges he faced during his
long reign. Parker offers fresh insights into the causes of
Philip's leadership failures: was his empire simply too big to
manage, or would a monarch with different talents and temperament
have fared better?
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