From heroic legends to royal intrigue, these five books take you deep into Spain’s most fascinating period. Perfect for history buffs, students, and curious readers alike.

Whenever you do an online search for the world's most beautiful countries, there's one place that always makes the list: Spain. With its vibrant history, rich culture and dramatic landscapes, this ...

As era is layered upon era, the events of history become linked not only by a causal relationship, but by a creative one as well: this book suggests that the concept of Spain has evolved through ...

I, THE KING by Frances Parkinson Keyes. 351 pages. McGraw-Hill. $5.95.They say in the book trade that Frances Parkinson Keyes learned to type on the cash register. This is hard to refute. Mrs.

He reports that at least 40,000 books have been published on Spain’s Civil War alone! ... I purchased Reid’s book because I wanted to know more about Spain’s economic and political history.

A nation’s history, according to Ortega, consists of a period of amalgamation and a period of disintegration. Spain has been disintegrating since 1580, when Philip II conquered Portugal.

Part of the problem is that authors in the study disagree on how many Jews made it to Spain, varying from 13,000 to 30,000. One of the shortcomings of this book is the lack of accurate figures on the ...

Spain: The Trials and Triumphs of a Modern European Country. By Michael Reid. Yale University Press; 320 pages; $30 and £18.99. T HE PAST 15 years have been tumultuous for many European countries ...