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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 122

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Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Government publications
Languages : es
Pages : 100

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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712

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Author: Richard Copley Christie
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Category : Private libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 80

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Author: Pierre Vilar
Publisher: Pergamon
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Author: J. Corominas
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Author: Glyn Redworth
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300101980
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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On the night of 7th March 1623, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Buckingham knocked on the door of the British embassy in Madrid. Their unsolicited arrival began one of the most bizarre episodes in British history, as the Protestant heir to the Stuart throne struggled to win the Spanish Infanta as his bride. secure a marriage between the leading Protestant and Catholic royal families and heal Europe's century-old division into warring Christian camps. The effort was a diplomatic disaster. It split political and religious opinion in Britain, alienated much of Italy and Germany, confused the Spaniards (who thought that the English crown was about to convert), and failed to secure a marriage or to resolve the Thirty Years' War. explanation of this pivotal moment and tells a fascinating story of early modern politicking, cultural misunderstanding and religious confusion.

Author: Thomas O'Connor
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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The battle of Kinsale, 1601, fought during the Nine Years War of 1594-1603, marked a turning point in European and Irish history. Although the political power of the Gaelic nobility was broken and royal authority in the kingdom was enhanced, Ireland remained strategically important for other European powers, especially Spain and France. Therefore, when political, social and religious changes at home caused many Irish to migrate, temporarily or permanently, they headed for Habsburg and Bourbon territories.

Author: Thomas O'Connor
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230

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The Irish presence in England, France, and Spain is the subject of a dozen papers edited by O'Connor (history, National U. of Ireland, Maynooth). The contributors (lecturers and four graduate students in history and a librarian) examine Irish immigration to France based on archival sources there, th

Author: Hiram Morgan
Publisher: Spotlight Poets
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 454

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