Author:
Williams, Patrick, 1943-
Imprint:Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York, N.Y. : Palgrave, 2001.
Descriptionxi, 302 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Note:PART I : THE EMPEROR'S SON. 1. Preparation for Power ; 2. King of Spain -- PART II : THE PRUDENT KING. 3. The Re-Ordering of Spain ; 4. The Wealth of the Indies ; 5. Crusade, Crisis and Revolt in the Low Countries ; 6. War in the Low Countries -- PART III : THE IMPRUDENT KING. 7. The Conquests of Portugal and the Azores and the Assault upon England ; 8. After the Armada: The Struggle for Western Europe ; 9. Crescendo: Failure, Settlement and Death.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-286) and index.
