The Reign of Charles V (European History in Perspective)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: November 4, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780333677681
Subjects: European history: c 1500 to c 1750; History; Biography / Autobiography; History: World; Germany; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Europe - Spain & Portugal; Historical - General; Royalty; History / World; Europe - General; World - General; 1500-1558; Biography; Charles; Charles V, 1519-1556; Holy Roman Emperor,; Holy Roman Empire; Kings and rulers; V,
Description: "William Maltby's new study not only looks at Charles V as a person, but also examines important critical issues: the Emperor's policies and their consequences; the institutional, economic, and intellectual development of his various realms; and his military and diplomatic struggles. Concise and readable, it provides students and the general reader with an indispensable introduction to a reign which defies historical comparison, and an era that changed the world."--BOOK JACKET.