Elliot's classic work, Imperial Spain: 1469-1716. The decline of the Crown of Aragon 4. Elliot's main interest, of course, is Spain itself (or rather what became Spain). The work covers the Reconquista to the War of Spanish Succession. The Reconquista completed 2. Imperial Spain only touches slightly on certain aspects of Spain's imperial past which are now deemed crucial to the story. The Union of the Crowns 1. A Good Queen ,fighting for survival as a Queen and as a Woman, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2014. This was recommended by the Yale Open Course on Don Quixote, and I read it in conjunction with the novel. Settlement. Imperial Spain 1469-1716. Imperial Spain 1469-1716 by Elliott, J. at AbeBooks.co.uk - ISBN 10: 0140135170 - ISBN 13: 9780140135176 - Penguin - 1990 - Softcover Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. We get very little about the struggles in the Low Countries, even though these imperial possessions provided important personages in the Spanish ruling house and played an important part in the origins of the terrible Thirty Years' War. Opens image gallery. J. H Elliott. Beats me. This book covers the History of Spain once it became Spain, by the union of crowns of Castile and Aragon. Mr. Elliott is obviously a professor because it takes a certain someone to reduce a period of history to something akin to an economics briefing. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! The story told in Imperial Spain does not need to be inferior to newer stories. I read this book because while I consider myself a history buff, I had never studied about my Old World roots. T he schoolchild described a net as a lot of holes tied together with string, and Spanish history might be called a lot of gaps tied together with guesses. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. It assumes a certain familiarity with the general outline of Spanish history - of the kind a person growing up in Europe would acquire - and delves deeper into issues like the difficulty of managing the different cultures of Castile and Aragon apart from the overseas territories; the financial problems of the state and ways of overcoming them; conflict between the global and local roles of someone like Charles V who was also the Holy Roman Emperor; influence wielded by the Cortes as well as individuals who practically ran the state from time to time. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. I guess I'm not as familiar with Spanish history as I thought I was--I found myself getting confused as to the geography (political as well as physical). [....] [H]ow does this same society lose its impetus and its dynamism, perhaps in as short a period of time a it took to acquire them? The brief statement near the beginning of the book that it will not investigate the internal histories of Spanish colonies does not prepare one for the big black hole encompassing almost all of Spain's overseas adventures. Since its first publication, J. H. Elliott's classic chronicle has become established as the most comprehensive, balanced, and accessible account of the dramatic... Free Shipping on all orders over $10. J.H. The story of Spain's rise to greatness from its humble beginnings as one of the poorest and most marginal of European countries is a remarkable and dramatic one. Elliott explains in a convincing argument in his preface from 2001, the book is a product of its time. Was really impressed how easy the book was to read, although it wasn't too scholarly. J. H Elliott. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. We hear time and again about the fact that Charles V was off in Italy, or the Netherlands, or central Europe, attending to wars about which we hear not a word; but the author is careful to provide us with detailed information about the wool trade in mainland Spain. I hope you enjoy this first post-interruption post, a review of the recent new edition of J.H. Imperial Spain: 1469-1716 has 7 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace Same Low Prices, Bigger Selection, More Fun No wonder Elliott scooped a knighthood given this. When American plunder runs out the country of Spain emerges and the Spanish fall into disrepute and retreat without learning much on their journey. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2020. This book really helped clear up for me how Spain rose so high and fell so far in some 250 odd years. The story of Spain's rise to greatness from its humble beginnings as one of the poorest and most marginal of European countries is a remarkable and dramatic one. Easily readable review of Spain's development and dominant role in the world. The advance into Africa 3. What was a Spanish army doing in Italy in the first place? Refresh and try again. Imperial Spain, 1469-1716 Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. This book is an elegantly written history of Spain between the accession of Ferdinand and Isabella and the beginning of Bourbon rule. Start by marking “Imperial Spain, 1469 - 1716” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Silver was pouring in the top, to quickly spurt out the bottom, until, the hole was rent so large the whole system collapsed. Helpful. No_Favorite. This amazing success however created many powerful enemies and Elliott's famous book charts the dramatic fall of Habsburg Spain with the same elan as it charts the rise. The conquest of America is discussed only briefly and largely in heroic terms one would not read today and the expulsion/conversion of the Jews and Muslims is treated as lamentable but not dwelled on either. Imperial Spain: 1469-1716 by John Huxtable Elliott starting at $0.99. What a splendid book! The book was originally written in 1960 and r. A relatively traditional history of Imperial Spain, J.H. Overall, I recommend it. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I recently was looking for something to read and realized my understanding of Spanish history pre-Civil War was light on the details, so off to Amazon to look at what's out there. IMPERIAL SPAIN 1469 -- 1716. Explains the myth of a united Spain, why it was so hard to govern and how the silver pouring in transformed it from a poor backwater into a country of extreme conspicuous consumption, where manual labour was despised and the ideal life was to buy a noble title, then live tax free off rent. Imperial Spain 1469–1716, Edwin Arnold, 30/—, 411 pp. It was the period of Habsburg Spain with Spain's greatest glories then decline. It reads pretty well overall, but probably could have used a bit of a heavier emphasis on the political narrative and possibly a bit more detail for Spain's apparently perpetual financial woes. Given that this treasure trove of historical fact and analysis has been first published some years back explains the - by today's standards - quite basic presentation of figures. 3. Peggy K. Liss, Isabel the Queen: Life and Times, Revised Edition (University of Pennsylvania, 2004). J. H. Elliott. I probably would've failed the test as there were a few times that I had to pinch myself to stay awake. These are for example the devastating fate of millions of natives in the Americas, the horrifying slave trade, and the role of women. Imperial Spain 1469-1716 - Ebook written by J. H Elliott. The Trail of the Totalitarian,antique hardcover by D.H. Elliott Fascism,Politics. This review is from the perspective of someone who knew nothing of the period, and read the book to gain an overview. 0 Reviews. Imperial Spain only touches slightly on certain aspects of Spain's imperial past which are now deemed crucial to the story.