Clio & the crown : the politics of history in medieval and early modern Spain /
"Monarchs throughout the ages have commissioned official histories that cast their reigns in a favorable light for future generations. These accounts, sanctioned and supported by the ruling government, often gloss over the more controversial aspects of a king's or queen's time on the...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2009.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
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.