Imperial Spain 1469-1716

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The story of Spain's rise to greatness from its humble beginnings as one of the poorest and most marginal of European countries is a remarkable and dramatic one. With the marriage of Ferdinand & Isabella, the final expulsion of the Moslems and the discovery of America, Spain took on a seemingly unstoppable dynamism that made it into the world's first global power. This amazing success however created many powerful enemies and Elliott's famous book charts the dramatic fall of Habsburg Spain with the same elan as it charts the rise. Title Page......Page 3 Contents......Page 4 List of Maps......Page 6 List of Tables......Page 7 About the Author......Page 8 Foreword......Page 10 Prologue......Page 21 1. The Union of the Crowns......Page 23 2. Reconquest and Conquest......Page 53 3. The Ordering of Spain......Page 83 4. The Imperial Destiny......Page 134 5. The Government and the Economy in the Reign of Charles V......Page 169 6. Race and Religion......Page 216 7. ‘One Monarch, One Empire, and One Sword’......Page 251 8. Splendour and Misery......Page 286 9. Revival and Disaster......Page 321 10. Epitaph on an Empire......Page 362 Notes on Further Reading......Page 387 Acknowledgements......Page 408 Follow Penguin......Page 409 Copyright Page......Page 410 1. The Union of the Crowns......Page 411 2. Reconquest and Conquest......Page 412 3. The Ordering of Spain......Page 413 4. The Imperial Destiny......Page 414 5. The Government and the Economy in the Reign of Charles V......Page 415 6. Race and Religion......Page 416 7. ‘One Monarch, One Empire, and One Sword’......Page 417 8. Splendour and Misery......Page 418 10. Epitaph on an Empire......Page 419