The Grand Strategy of Philip II (Magill’s Literary Annual 2000)
At a glance:
- Author: Geoffrey Parker
- First Published: 1999
- Type of Work: History and biography
- Time of Work: 1556-1598
- Setting: Europe, South and Central America, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
- Principal Characters: Philip II, Mary I (Mary Tudor), Elizabeth I, Duke of Alva, Alessandro Farnese, Francis Drake
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography
- Subjects: Europe or Europeans, Kings, queens, or royalty, Atlantic Ocean, Sixteenth century, Conquest, Central America or Central Americans, South America or South Americans, Pacific Ocean, Monarchy
- Locales: Europe, Oceans, Latin America, Mediterranean
The first truly global empire in the modern world was that ruled by Philip II, king of Spain, from 1556 to 1598. At its height it included, in Europe, both Spain and Portugal; large parts of Italy, including Naples, Sicily, Sardinia and Milan; Franche-Comté; and the Netherlands. Strategic ports in North Africa, such as Tangier, Oran, and Tunis, provided Philip’s Mediterranean fleet with bases to strike against Turkish naval power. Large parts of the east and west coasts of Africa were under Philip’s rule, as were enclaves on the west coast of India, many of the islands of the East...
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