The Great Favourite: The Duke of Lerma and the Court and Government of Philip III of Spain, 1598-1621 (Studies in Early Modern European History) [Hardcover]

Patrick Williams (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0719051371 | ISBN-13: 978-0719051371 | Publication Date: July 24, 2007

Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, Duke of Lerma (1553-1625) is the last major unknown statesman in modern European history. Patrick Williams brings him dramatically to life and challenges the assumptions that historians have made about him and about Spanish history at a time of profound crisis, inviting a re-evaluation of the phenomenon of government by favorites in this seminal period of European history.

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Review

"The work of John Burton is overdue for the sort of assessment that Väyrynen provides. There is here not only a critique of conflict strategies, but a highly perceptive and imaginative enquiry into Burton's work, particularly his assumption of human needs, and a form of rationality." --Stephen Chan, Nottingham Trent University

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Patrick Williams is Senior Lecturer in Spanish History at the University of Portsmouth.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Manchester University Press (July 24, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0719051371
• ISBN-13: 978-0719051371
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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