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Published on: 2009-07-29
Released on: 2013-05-02
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The reign of Philip the Second has occupied the pen of the historian more frequently—if we except that of Charles the Fifth—than any other portion of the Spanish annals. It has become familiar to the English reader through the pages of Watson, who has deservedly found favor with the public for the perspicuity of his style,—a virtue, however, not uncommon in his day,—for the sobriety of his judgments, and for the skill he has shown in arranging his complicated story, so as to maintain the reader’s interest unbroken to the end. But the public, in Watson’s day, were not very fastidious in regard to the sources of the information on which a narrative was founded. Nor was it easy to obtain access to those unpublished documents which constitute the best sources of information. Neither can it be denied that Watson himself was not so solicitous as he should have been to profit by opportunities which a little pains might have put within his reach,—presenting, in this respect, a contrast to his more celebrated predecessor, Robertson; that he contented himself too easily with such cheap and commonplace materials as lay directly in his path; and that, consequently, the foundations of his history are much too slight for the superstructure. For these reasons, the reign of Philip the Second must still be regarded as open ground for English and American writers. And at no time could the history of this reign have been undertaken with the same advantages as at present, when the more enlightened policy of the European governments has opened their {iv}national archives to the inspection of the scholar; when he is allowed access, in particular, to the Archives of Simancas, which have held the secrets of the Spanish monarchy hermetically sealed for ages. Mary I - British History - HISTORY.com Find out more about the history of Mary I including videos interesting articles pictures historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com Persecutions in England During the Reign of Queen Mary ... FOX'S BOOK OF MARTYRS CHAPTER XVI Persecutions in England During the Reign of Queen Mary. The premature death of that celebrated young monarch Edward VI occasioned ... Philip II king of Spain and Portugal Britannica.com King of Spain. Philip had received the duchy of Milan from Charles V in 1540 and the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily in 1554 on the occasion of his marriage to Mary of ... Philip IV - Military Leader King - Biography.com Philip IV's reign as the King of Spain was characterized by political and military adversity mainly due to causes beyond his control. Learn more at Biography.com. Rome and Romania - The Proceedings of the Friesian School ROME AND ROMANIA 27 BC-1453 AD. Emperors of the Roman and the so-called Byzantine Empires; Princes Kings and Tsars of Numidia Judaea Bulgaria Serbia Wallachia ... Cleopatra commits suicide - Aug 12 30 - HISTORY.com Article Details: Cleopatra commits suicide. Author. History.com Staff. Website Name. History.com. Year Published. 2010. Title. Cleopatra commits suicide. URL. http ... BBC - History - The Spanish Armada The threat of invasion by Spain loomed large for much of Elizabeth I's reign culminating in the launch of the Armada in 1588. The failure of this attack ... History of Spain - Wikipedia The history of Spain dates back to the Early Middle Ages. In 1516 Habsburg Spain unified a number of disparate predecessor kingdoms; its modern form of a ... Philip II of Spain - Wikipedia After living in the Netherlands in the early years of his reign Philip II decided to return to Spain. Although sometimes described as an absolute monarch Philip ... The Grand Strategy of Philip II Reviews in History The Grand Strategy of Philip II Geoffrey Parker New Haven CT Yale University Press 1998
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