Category: History - British

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10

Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942 [Editor]; Johnson, Rossiter, 1840-1931 [Editor]; Rudd, John, LL. D. [Editor]· 2 chapters· 155,692 words

Philip II succeeded his father Charles V on the throne of Spain. The vast extent of his domains, the absoluteness of his authority, and, above all, the enormous wealth that poured into his coffers from the Spanish conquests in America, made him the most powerful monarch of his...