Philip Ii. Of Spain. May 1867 Issue. Share. ... Aragon actually enjoyed a degree of liberty till the favorite of the morose king intrigued with Philip’s reputed mistress, and, ...

Philip II introduced many alien species to Spain, some of which were invasive (Credit: Alamy) Documents and letters in the Spanish royal archives revealed how the king acquired an extraordinary ...

The so-called Golden Age of Spain had many tarnished secrets, and King Philip II was behind the darkest of them. Cold, cruel, and inflexible in his ways, Philip viewed himself as the pious hero of ...

Philip II of Spain - the most powerful monarch of the early modern period - was married to Queen Mary Tudor from 1554 until her death in 1558. But Philip was not merely Mary's King Consort. Rather ...

Philip II “the prudent” will take the torch from Isabella to lead the Spanish people in Civilization VI. Reigning for the latter half of the sixteenth century, Philip ruled Spain during the ...

As they move from dalliance to open war during the expedition of the Spanish Armada, Philip II of Spain and Elizabeth I of England shape the 16th century into a romance saga.

A 16th Century king brought several fish species to Spain. But is he responsible for their current environmental impacts? One dead carp. The king was displeased. For months he had waited in tender ...

One dead carp. The king was displeased. For months he had waited in tender anticipation. But all that made it to Madrid was one deceased fish and three dozen live, but small, pike – out of more ...