Author: Rachel ChallicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Portraits, Spanish
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
The Secret History of the Court of Spain During the Last Century
Author: Rachel ChallicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Portraits, Spanish
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
The Secret History of The-Court of Spain During the Last Century (Classic Reprint)
Author: Rachel ChallicePublisher:
ISBN: 9781330811863
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Excerpt from The Secret History of the-Court of Spain During the Last Century In presenting this history to the British public, I must draw attention to the fact that the material is gathered solely from Spanish sources, so that where the statements do not tally with the reports of English historians it must be remembered that the book, as the mouthpiece of Spanish writers, may lay claim to a special interest of its own, particularly as some of these books are not known in our country. Thus, the account of the character of Ferdinand VII., the story of the Second of May, 1808, the relations between England and Spain during the reign of Isabella II., and the account of the recent Regency of Maria Cristina, may open points of view not generally entertained in England, but the fact of their sources may entitle them to some attention. The history of the Regency ending in 1902, by Ortega Rubio, was only published last year, and it was as a privileged reader of the library of the Royal Palace at Madrid that I studied it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Secret History of the Court of Spain During the Last Century ... With Thirty Illustrations
Author: Rachel ChalliceThe Secret History of the Court of Spain During the Last Century, by Rachel Challice,...
Author: Rachel ChalliceThe Court of Philip IV
Author: Martin Andrew Sharp HumePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267406104
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Excerpt from The Court of Philip IV: Spain in Decadence Thus wrote William Camden with reference to his projected life of Lord Burghley, which was never written; and the words may be applied not inappropriately to the present book and its writer. Some years ago I passed many laborious months in archives and libraries at home and abroad, searching and transcribing contemporary papers for what I hoped to make a complete history of the long reign Of Philip IV., during which the final seal of decline was stamped indelibly upon the proud Spanish empire handed down by the great Charles V. To his descendants. I had dreamed of writing a book which should not only be a social review of the period signalised by the triumph of French over Spanish influence in the civilisation of Europe, but also a political history of the wane and final disappearance of the pro digious national imposture that had enabled Spain, aided by the rivalries between other nations, to dominate the world for a century by moral force unsupported by any proportionate material power. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Secret History of the Present Intrigues of the Court of Caramania (Classic Reprint)
Author: Eliza Fowler HaywoodPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334127793
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Excerpt from The Secret History of the Present Intrigues of the Court of Caramania But not to detain on the rack the Curio fity of my Reader, who by What I have faid, cannot but imagine there was fome other and more powerful motive for this Prince's Behaviour, than that which I have related, or than was publickly known; Ifhall, in as brief a manner as the Subjeet will admit, give an account how very different from their fceming, were the real Inducements of theodore 'to a& in the manner he had done. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
The Bookman's Journal and Print Collector
Author: Wilfred PartingtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Old Court Life in Spain, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Frances ElliotPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333376307
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Excerpt from Old Court Life in Spain, Vol. 1 It is with the earlier and less known passages of old Court life I have dealt down to the reign of Ferdinand and Isabel, from which period the history of Spain loses its peculiar identity and becomes merged into that of Europe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Old Court Life in Spain, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Frances ElliotPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483731714
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Excerpt from Old Court Life in Spain, Vol. 2 The time is early summer; the sky an unbroken sphere of blue, as deep and smooth as a turquoise, canopying the blanched domes and pinnacles of the cathedral and illuminating with ineffable splendour the elegant galleries of the Giralda tower. No shade any where, ou plaza, patio or river bank; nothing but a blazing sun, making golden motes; the thinly leaved palms scarcely leaving a reflection on the hot earth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
At the Court of His Catholic Majesty (Classic Reprint)
Author: William Miller CollierPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780365524915
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Excerpt from At the Court of His Catholic Majesty In the performance of my duties I learned more and more to esteem Spanish character. My work brought me into intimate relations with Spain's statesmen who directed her foreign policy and gave me as the representative of a sovereign nation many an audience with the King and the Queen and the other members of the royal family. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.