El camino de Santiago

Estos dos siglos, herederos de la unión dinástica de los Reyes Católicos, comprenden el período en el que, con altibajos, avances y retrocesos, se consolida el sistema de poder monárquico del absolutismo en detrimento de las viejas jurisdicciones feudales, si bien éstas no se extinguirán del todo. Dos grandes reinados ocupan la primeras de las centurias, el de Carlos I y el de su hijo Felipe II, que es la época imperial del esplendor. Frente a ésta el siglo XVII va a ser el siglo de la decadencia concepto hoy en constante escrutinio, sobre el que conviene matizar con firmeza las...

Las llamadas Casas Reales son hermosas y rutilantes ollas de grillos, que mandan o reinan todavía en muchos paises europeos, donde predomina casi exclusivamente la Casa de Borbón. Los Borbones están emparentados entre sí, de un modo u otro, cercano o lejanamente, con todos los tronos o monarquías existentes. Se entienden a través de un idioma común: el francés, proveniente de los originarios Capetos galos, una auténtica multinacional de la realeza. En este texto se ha desarrollado una historia de la Casa de Borbón, circunscrita al caso español y sus ramas circundantes.

NAMED A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 BY THE SUNDAY TIMES, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, THE TABLET AND THE LADY 'This book is a terrific read ... I could not put it down' Matthew Restall, Literary Review The 'conquistadores', the early explorers and settlers of Spanish America, have become the stuff of legends and nightmares. In their own time, they were glorified as heroic adventurers, spreading Christian culture and helping to build an empire unlike any the world had ever seen. Today, they stand condemned for their cruelty and exploitation, as men who decimated the ancient civilizations of the Aztecs ...

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