Philip II of Spain and the Wider World: The City, the Archive & the Fame of the Universal Monarch, 1561-1598

by Laura Fernandez Gonzalez and Laura Fernández–González

During the sixteenth-century, the Monarchia Hispanica ruled by Philip II of Spain was Europe's most powerful composite monarchy, with an empire that stretched from Europe to the Americas and South-East Asia. This power rested not simply upon wealth and military might, but was bolstered by an array of social, cultural and religious tools that were employed to legitimize, strengthen and build the king's authority. Developing and exploring an important...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472420616
• ISBN13: 9781472420619
• Release Date: December 2028
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 267 Pages