by Geoffrey Parker · Penguin Group (UK) Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747400707
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«Philip II» is Geoffrey Parker's historical biography of Philip II, published by Penguin Group (UK) Ltd in paperback (256 pages, in English).
Geoffrey Parker reconstructs the life of Philip II, sovereign of an empire spanning Europe, America and the Philippines. Drawing on his private correspondence, he traces a portrait of his religiosity, his distrust and his dedication to work, and addresses the Spanish Armada and his relationship with artists such as Titian and El Greco.
The book includes bibliographical references, an index and a bibliographical essay assessing new studies on Philip II.
A work for students of modern history and readers interested in the Hispanic monarchy and the Habsburg empire.
Noel Geoffrey Parker is an English historian specialising in the history of Western Europe, Spain, and warfare during the early modern era. His best-known book is The Military Revolution: Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, 1500–1800, first published by Cambridge University Press in 1988.
