Spain
Elizabeth’s Pirates
Elizabeth I supported privateers who picked off Spanish treasure ships and gave part of their booty to the public purse. This infuriated Philip of Spain, and the Armada set sail...
- El Cid
Jonathan Phillips reveals that this 1961 biopic of the medieval Spanish hero portrays a man and an age that modern scholarship has left behind. - Francisco Franco
The Spanish Fascist leader who ruled for 36 years. - The Last Aztec
The downfall of the Aztecs ruled by the emperor Moctezuma II, who were defeated by a small force of Spaniards under Hernando Cortes. - Philip of Spain
English aspects of the life of the Holy Roman emperor who married Mary I. - Queen Victoria’s Grandchildren
Biographies of eight of the queen’s grandchildren who, after her death, occupied European thrones, particularly George V of England, Nicholas II of Russia and Wilhelm II of Germany.
