R. A Stradling was Professor of History at University College, Cardiff. He has been researching and writing on various aspects of seventeenth century Spanish history since 1965.

Review of the first publication‘… [the author] provides a racy narrative and commentary which should earn him a round of applause.’— J. H. Elliott, The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 55, No. 3

• Bibliographical Prologue: The Problems and Their Available Data General Introduction: The Philippine Empire and Europe, 1580–1610 1. From Little Wars to Total War, 1610 – 28 2. The Empire of Olivares, 1628–43 3. Years of Survival, 1643–56 4. Years of Defeat, 1656–78 5. Pathology of a Power System, 1678–1700 General Conclusion: Eighteenth-Century Horizons, 1700–20

R. A Stradling was Professor of History at University College, Cardiff. He has been researching and writing on various aspects of seventeenth century Spanish history since 1965.

Review of the first publication‘… [the author] provides a racy narrative and commentary which should earn him a round of applause.’— J. H. Elliott, The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 55, No. 3

• Bibliographical Prologue: The Problems and Their Available Data General Introduction: The Philippine Empire and Europe, 1580–1610 1. From Little Wars to Total War, 1610 – 28 2. The Empire of Olivares, 1628–43 3. Years of Survival, 1643–56 4. Years of Defeat, 1656–78 5. Pathology of a Power System, 1678–1700 General Conclusion: Eighteenth-Century Horizons, 1700–20

R. A Stradling was Professor of History at University College, Cardiff. He has been researching and writing on various aspects of seventeenth century Spanish history since 1965.

Review of the first publication‘… [the author] provides a racy narrative and commentary which should earn him a round of applause.’— J. H. Elliott, The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 55, No. 3

• Bibliographical Prologue: The Problems and Their Available Data General Introduction: The Philippine Empire and Europe, 1580–1610 1. From Little Wars to Total War, 1610 – 28 2. The Empire of Olivares, 1628–43 3. Years of Survival, 1643–56 4. Years of Defeat, 1656–78 5. Pathology of a Power System, 1678–1700 General Conclusion: Eighteenth-Century Horizons, 1700–20