Title: Philip of Spain
First published: 1997
Description: This book is the first complete biography of Philip II, King of Spain (1527-1598). Philip II is seen as a cruel king, tyrant, ambitious and identified with repression and religious intolerance. Henry Kamen contradicts this official view. Based on documents and unpublished sources, Kamen presents us a new and startling perspective and draws a psychological portrait of the monarch, placing him in the social, cultural and religious context of his time.
Subjects: History, biography, king, ruler, Spain, Spanish Empire, Spanish Armada, Habsburg, Kings and rulers, Philip ii, king of spain, 1527-1598, Spain, history, Rois et souverains, Biographies, Histoire, Historia, Koningschap, Biografieën, Tachtigjarige oorlog, Bourgondische Nederlanden, Kings, queens, rulers
Places: Spain, Portugal, Lisbon, Madrid, London, Netherlands
People: Philip II King of Spain (1527-1598), Elizabeth I of England, Mary I of England
Time periods: 1527-1598, 1556-1598, 1580-1598, Spanish dynasty, Spanish Empire, Renaissance