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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kagan, Richard L., 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: 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.