Welcome to our book review site go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Habsburg England
A reassessment of the political and religious aspects of Philip of Spain's reign in England and of the kingdom's integration into the Spanish Monarchy.
Habsburg England
In Habsburg England, Gonzalo Velasco Berenguer offers a reassessment of the much-maligned joint rulership of Philip I of England (Philip II of Spain) with his second wife, Mary I. Traditionally portrayed as an anomaly in English history, previous assessments of the regime saw in it nothing but a record of backwardness and oppression. Using fresh archival material, and paying full attention to the levels of integration and collaboration of Spain and England in the political and religious domains, Velasco Berenguer explores Philip’s role as king of England, looks at the complexities of the reign in their own terms and concludes that during this brief but highly significant period, England became an integral part of the Spanish Monarchy.
The Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism
The first volume of The Oxford History of British & Irish Catholicism explores the period 1530-1640, from Henry VIII's break with Rome to the outbreak of the civil wars in Britain and Ireland. It analyses the efforts to create Catholic communities after the officially implemented change in religion, as well as the start of initiatives that would set the course of British and Irish Catholicism, including the beginning of the missionary enterprise and the formation of a network of exile religious institutions such as colleges and convents. This work explores every aspect of life for Catholics in both islands as they came to grips with the constant changes in religious policies that characteris...
Neutrality and Collaboration in South China
The South China enclave of Macau was the first and last European colonial settlement in East Asia and a territory at the crossroads of different empires. In this highly original study, Helena F. S. Lopes analyses the layers of collaboration that developed from neutrality in Macau during the Second World War. Exploring the intersections of local, regional and global dynamics, she unpacks the connections between a plurality of actors with competing and collaborative interests, including Chinese Nationalists, Communists and collaborators with Japan, Portuguese colonial authorities and British and Japanese representatives. Lopes argues that neutrality eased the movement of refugees of different nationalities who sought shelter in Macau during the war and that it helped to guarantee the maintenance of two remnants of European colonialism – Macau and Hong Kong. Drawing on extensive research from multilingual archival material from Asia, Europe, Australasia and America, this book brings to light the multiple global connections framing the experiences of neutrality and collaboration in the Portuguese-administered enclave of Macau.
Conquistatori
Portata a termine la Reconquista di al-Andalus ed espulsi gli ebrei dalla Spagna, sul finire del XV secolo i reali cattolici Isabella e Ferdinando si ritrovarono con le casse vuote. Decisero allora di assecondare le richieste di un eccentrico marinaio genovese, il quale sosteneva di poter raggiungere le Indie attraverso una nuova rotta, garantendo così l'accesso ai lucrosi mercati asiatici, ovvero a quelle ricchezze di cui i sovrani spagnoli avevano assoluto bisogno. Nessuno però poteva immaginare che la scoperta dell'arcipelago nel mar dei Caraibi, in cui s'imbatté Cristoforo Colombo nell'autunno del 1492, avrebbe rivelato l'esistenza di un immenso continente sconosciuto e ridisegnato pe...
Conquistadores
NAMED A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 BY THE SUNDAY TIMES, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, THE TABLET AND THE LADY 'This book is a terrific read ... I could not put it down' Matthew Restall, Literary Review The 'conquistadores', the early explorers and settlers of Spanish America, have become the stuff of legends and nightmares. In their own time, they were glorified as heroic adventurers, spreading Christian culture and helping to build an empire unlike any the world had ever seen. Today, they stand condemned for their cruelty and exploitation, as men who decimated the ancient civilizations of the Aztecs and the Incas, and carried out horrific atrocities in their pursuit of gold and glory. In Conquistad...
Mary and Philip
The co-monarchy of Mary I and Philip II put England at the heart of early modern Europe. This positive reassessment of their joint reign counters a series of parochial, misogynist and anti-Catholic assumptions, correcting the many myths that have grown up around the marriage and explaining the reasons for its persistent marginalisation in the historiography of sixteenth-century England. Using new archival discoveries and original sources, the book argues for Mary as a great Catholic queen, while fleshing out Philip’s important contributions as king of England. It demonstrates the many positive achievements of this dynastic union in everything from culture, music and art to cartography, commerce and exploration. An important corrective for anyone interested in the history of Tudor England and Habsburg Spain.
The Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism, Volume I
The first volume of The Oxford History of British & Irish Catholicism explores the period 1530-1640, from Henry VIII's break with Rome to the outbreak of the civil wars in Britain and Ireland. It analyses the efforts to create Catholic communities after the officially implemented change in religion, as well as the start of initiatives that would set the course of British and Irish Catholicism, including the beginning of the missionary enterprise and the formation of a network of exile religious institutions such as colleges and convents. This work explores every aspect of life for Catholics in both islands as they came to grips with the constant changes in religious policies that characteris...
Les Conquistadors
Une vision renouvelée des conquistadors et de leur épopée qui a changé le monde. Les conquistadors, premiers explorateurs et colonisateurs de l'Amérique latine, sont devenus un sujet de légende et de cauchemars. À leur époque, ils ont été glorifiés en aventurier héroïques, propageant la culture chrétienne et contribuant à bâtir un empire comme le monde n'en avait encore jamais vu, pour le compte de l'empereur Charles Quint et de ses successeurs. Aujourd'hui, à l'inverse, ils sont devenus l'emblème de la cruauté et de l'exploitation. Ces hommes, parmi les premiers génocidaires, ont décimé les civilisations pluriséculaires des Aztèques et des Incas et commis des atrocit...
Nicolaus Mameranus
A recovery of the revealing poetic and political commentary produced by the Imperial poet laureate Nicolaus Mameranus for the court of Mary Tudor during the visit of her husband, Philip II of Spain, in 1557.
