Spain 1474-1700 Heinemann Advanced History:

The AS/A2 History series that everyone's talking about!

Spain 1474-1700 is the ideal book for students studying Spain during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It covers the domestic and foreign policies and events which led to Spain's development into a great power and its subsequent decline.

Contents Listing

AS Section: Descriptive Analysis
The Rise and Fall of Spain, 1474-1700
1.1474-1516: In what ways and to what extent did Ferdinand and Isabella lay the foundations for Spain’s achievement of great power status in Europe?
2.1516-56: How well did Spain respond to the challenge of empire in the reign of Charles I?
3.1556-98: Did successes outweigh failures in the reign of Philip II/
4.1598-1665: Why did Spain face so many problems in the reigns of Philip III and Philip IV?
5.1665-1700: Nemesis? The reign of Charles II
AS Assessment

A2 Section: In-depth Assessment
1.1474-1556: In what ways and to what extent did the character of the Spanish Church change is this period?
2.1474-1598: Did this period witness the Golden Age of Spain?
3.1556-1609: Why did Spain fail to crush the Dutch Revolt?
4.1598-1700: To what extent did this period witness the ‘Decline of Spain’?
A2 Assessment

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