King of two worlds. Philip II of Spain by GRIERSON, EDWARD - 1974

HarperCollins Publishers Limited. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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London: Collins. Very Good/Very Good. 1974. Hard Cover. Sm 4to 0002116847 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Green cloth with bright gilt titling on spine, some wear to edges. No ownership inscription. Very minor loss to corner of ffep. 100 black and white illustrations 32 pages in colour. 240 pages clean and tight. King of Two Worlds is a study of Spain's greatest monarch. Philip II was a man of contradictions. A lover of peace and quiet, he was capable of acts of fanaticism and spent much of his reign presiding over a series of wars; the `Most Catholic' king, he sent an army against the Pope; a devoted husband and father, he virtually sacrificed his eldest son; the richest ruler in Europe, he suffered three state bankruptcies. Edward Grierson uses wherever possible Philip's own letters to reveal the often troubled but tenacious spirit of the man who sent the Spanish Armada, a figure not always fairly served by English historians. This is an absorbing and richly… Read More

London: Collins, 1974 F/F. 4to. original green cloth gilt in dustwrapper (price-clipped); pp. 240, with illustrations. A fine copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F/F.