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Clio & the crown : the politics of history in medieval and early modern Spain /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kagan, Richard L., 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Spain > History > 711-1516 > Historiography.
Spain > History > 16th century > Historiography.
Spain > History > 17th century > Historiography.
Spain > History > 18th century > Historiography.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Official history
  • Empire and history
  • Historia pro persona : Emperor Charles V
  • Historia pro patria : Philip II
  • "His majesty's history"
  • Defending imperium
  • "To mortify our enemies" : history and propaganda at the court of Philip IV
  • Critical history or official history?
  • Conclusion: Rethinking official history.