History of the Reign of Philip the Second

History of the Reign of Philip the Second

William H. Prescott, american historian (1796-1859)


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Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- PREFACE

-03- VOLUMES I. HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF PHILIP

-04- BOOK I. HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF PHILIP

-05- CHAPTER I. ABDICATION OF CHARLES THE FIFTH

-06- CHAPTER II. EARLY DAYS OF PHILIP

-07- CHAPTER III. ENGLISH ALLIANCE

-08- CHAPTER IV. ENGLISH ALLIANCE

-09- CHAPTER V. WAR WITH THE POPE

-10- CHAPTER VI. WAR WITH THE POPE

-11- CHAPTER VII. WAR WITH FRANCE

-12- CHAPTER VIII. WAR WITH FRANCE

-13- CHAPTER IX. LATTER DAYS OF CHARLES THE FIFTH

-14- BOOK II. HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF PHILIP

-15- CHAPTER I. VIEW OF THE NETHERLANDS

-16- CHAPTER II. SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY PHILIP

-17- CHAPTER III. PROTESTANTISM IN SPAIN

-18- CHAPTER IV. PHILIP'S THIRD MARRIAGE

-19- CHAPTER V. DISCONTENT IN THE NETHERLANDS

-20- CHAPTER VI. OPPOSITION TO THE GOVERNMENT

-21- CHAPTER VII. GRANVELLE COMPELLED TO WITHDRAW

-22- CHAPTER VIII. CHANGES DEMANDED BY THE LORDS

-23- CHAPTER IX. PHILIP'S INFLEXIBILITY

-24- CHAPTER X. THE CONFEDERATES

-25- CHAPTER XI. FREEDOM OF WORSHIP

-26- CHAPTER XII. THE ICONOCLASTS

-27- CHAPTER XIII. THE REGENT'S AUTHORITY REËSTABLISHED

-28- CHAPTER XIV. TRANQUILLITY RESTORED

-29- VOLUME II. HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF PHILIP

-30- BOOK III. HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF PHILIP

-31- CHAPTER I. ALVA SENT TO THE NETHERLANDS

-32- CHAPTER II. CRUEL POLICY OF ALVA

-33- CHAPTER III. REIGN OF TERROR

-34- CHAPTER IV. TRIALS OF EGMONT AND HOORNE

-35- CHAPTER V. EXECUTION OF EGMONT AND HOORNE

-36- CHAPTER VI. SECRET EXECUTION OF MONTIGNY

-37- BOOK IV. HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF PHILIP

-38- CHAPTER I. THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

-39- CHAPTER II. THE KNIGHTS HOSPITALLERS OF ST. JOHN

-40- CHAPTER III. SIEGE OF MALTA

-41- CHAPTER IV. SIEGE OF MALTA

-42- CHAPTER V. SIEGE OF MALTA

-43- CHAPTER VI. DON CARLOS

-44- CHAPTER VII. DEATH OF DON CARLOS

-45- CHAPTER VIII. DEATH OF ISABELLA

-46- FOOTNOTES