Professor William S Maltby: 2 books
by Professor William S. Maltby
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2002
Why should we remember the reign of Charles V? What happened in those years that altered the course of history and helped to shape the world we live in today?Few ages have been more important to the history of Europe and America than the reign of Charles V. Charles ruled the first truly global empire,...
by Professor William S. Maltby
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2008
At its peak the Spanish empire stretched from Italy and the Netherlands to Peru and the Philippines. Its influence remains very significant to the history of Europe and the Americas. Maltby provides a concise and readable history of the empire's dramatic rise and fall, with special emphasis on the economy, institutions and intellectual movements.