Felipe II

Enrique Martínez Ruiz, one of the most recognized specialists of the period, addresses in this extraordinary, richly illustrated biography, the three main vital facets of Felipe II. The first, that of the man who has to be formed with a view to the responsibilities that awaited him as head of a great empire that would settle in the four parts of the world then known. The second, that of the king who must exercise permanent government over all territories in a multitude of areas. And the third, the derivative of the previous two, and that elevates his figure to the category of myth. This work, destined to become one of the main historiographical references, not only focuses on the life and work of the monarch, but also on his time, his court, the arts and letters, war and peace, diplomacy and the daily life of the Spanish Golden Age.