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Imperial Spain 1469-1716
Häftad, 2002
147 kr
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The story of Spain's rise to greatness from its humble beginnings as one of the poorest and most marginal of European countries is a remarkable and dramatic one. With the marriage of Ferdinand & Isabella, the final expulsion of the Moslems and the discovery of America, Spain took on a seemingly …
Imperial Spain 1469-1716
E-bok, 2002
125 kr
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The story of Spain's rise to greatness from its humble beginnings as one of the poorest and most marginal of European countries is a remarkable and dramatic one. With the marriage of Ferdinand & Isabella, the final expulsion of the Moslems and the discovery of America, Spain took on a seemingly …
Count-Duke of Olivares
The Statesman in an Age of Decline
Häftad, 1989
1086 kr
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A masterful biography of Don Gaspar de Guzmán, Count Duke of Olivares—righthand advisor to Spain’s Philip IV, archrival of Cardinal Richelieu, and a central figure in seventeenth-century Europe. Written by the eminent historian J. H. Elliott and based on many original sources, this elegant book is …
Spain and Its World, 1500-1700
Selected Essays
Häftad, 1990
563 kr
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It used to be said that the sun never set on the empire of the King of Spain. It was therefore appropriate that Emperor Charles V should have commissioned from Battista Agnese in 1543 a world map as a birthday present for his sixteen-year-old son, the future Philip II. This was the world as Charles …
Spain, Europe and the Wider World 1500-1800
Inbunden, 2009
405 kr
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A vivid and extraordinarily wide-ranging collection of writings by an eminent historian of Spain and its empireWhen J. H. Elliott published Spain and Its World, 1500–1700 some twenty years ago, one of many enthusiasts declared, “For anyone interested in the history of empire, of Europe and of …
World of the Favourite
Av J. H. Elliott, L.W.B. Brockliss
Häftad, 1999
601 kr
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Observers in England, Spain, France, and many other European states in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries grew increasingly alarmed by the growing influence of favourites, or minister-favourites. These individuals appeared to be usurping powers and duties normally exercised by monarchs. In …
Scots and Catalans
Union and Disunion
E-bok, 2018
164 kr
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A landmark account that reveals the long history behind the current Catalan and Scottish independence movementsA distinguished historian of Spain and Europe provides an enlightening account of the development of nationalist and separatist movements in contemporary Catalonia and Scotland. This first …
Scots and Catalans
Union and Disunion
Häftad, 2020
165 kr
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A landmark account that reveals the long history behind the current Catalan and Scottish independence movementsA distinguished historian of Spain and Europe provides an enlightening account of the development of nationalist and separatist movements in contemporary Catalonia and Scotland. This first …
Empires of the Atlantic World
Britain and Spain in America 1492-1830
Häftad, 2020
192 kr
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This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus’s arrival in the New World to the end of Spanish colonial rule in the early nineteenth century. J. H. Elliott, one of the most distinguished and versatile historians working today, offers us history on …
The Revolt of the Catalans
Häftad, 1984
541 kr
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The revolution of Catalonia in 1640 was a signal event in seventeenth-century Europe. Its causes and antecedents - essential for an understanding of the revolution itelf - form the basis of Professor Elliott's study of the Spanish monarchy at this time. They throw remarkable light on the whole …
Richelieu and Olivares
Häftad, 1991
367 kr
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Cardinal Richelieu is one of the best known and most studied statesmen in European history; his Spanish contemporary and rival, the Count-Duke of Olivares, one of the least known. The contrasting historical fortunes of the two men reflect the outcome of the great struggle in seventeenth-century …
The Old World and the New
1492-1650
Häftad, 1992
275 kr
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The impact of Europe on a newly-discovered world of America has long been a subject of historical fascination. Yet the impact of that discovery and conquest for the European conquering powers has traditionally received less attention. In this pioneering 1992 book J. H. Elliott set out to show how …
