Author: John Nada

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Charles II was King of Spain, Naples and Sicily, the son and successor of Philip IV. Physically crippled and mentally retarded, his mother, Mariana of Austria, was regent for him and continued to rule after his majority. Before his death Charles named Philip of Anjou, a grandson of Louis XIV of France, as his successor who became the first Bourbon king of Spain and started the war of the Spanish Succession. Inside cover genealogy of paternal/maternal lines. London, 1962 1st Ed., 272 Pgs., (ndc) HB.

Author: Giles Tremlett

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Catherine (1485-1836) was the youngest child of the legendary monarchs of Spain, Ferdinand and Isabel, destined to marry for dynastic gain. Catherine was first married to Henry VII of England but he died weeks after their marriage in 1501. She then married his brother who became Henry VIII and their union would change England and Europe forever. Her marraige to Henry lasted twice as long as his five other marriages. Her refusal to divorce him led to the Henrys break with the Catholic Church. At Flodden, Catherine led the English forces to victory against Scotland in Henry's absence. Their daughter Mary would later rule England back to Catholicism in a brief bloody reign.Catherine was a strong-willed woman charateristic of her mother and her determination to remain queen led to her last years in almost monastic isolation. New York, Walker & Company 2010 Book Club Edition, 6 x 9, 428 Pgs., HB.

Author: Harald Kleinschmidt

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Charles V (1500-1558) was the son of Philip the Handsome and Juana, Queen of Castile, grandson to the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabel. By the age of nineteen he was the most powerful monarch in Europe as King of Aragon, ruler off Castile, and Roman Emperor. The demands of ruling his vast European empire and the newly conquered lands in America ultimately overwhelmed him. In this, the first biography of Charles for many years, the author narrates an important study in ideas of kingship and dynasty. Gloustershire, UK, 2004 Sutton Publishing Limited. 1st Ed., 296 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 9&11/2, HB.

Author: Peter Pierson

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A biography of the commander who led to defeat the Armada and the "Enterprise of England." Includes a reinterpretation of the Armada campaign with aid of ten superb maps and diagrams. Goes beyond the campaign to Medina Sidonia's other military role as unsuccessful defender of Cádiz against 1596 Anglo-Dutch attack. New Haven, 1989, 1st Ed., HB, 304 Pgs.

Author: Hugh Bicheno

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This book describes an event widely believed to herald the ultimate supremacy of Western culture. On the morning of October 7, 1571, at the mouth of a gulf in western Greecee, the fleets of the Muslin Ottoman Empire and the Roman Catholic Holy League met in the last great battle ever to be fought with oared fighting ships. The Battle of Lepanto was the outstanding military event of the sixteenth century. It changed the balance of power in the Mediterranean forever and turned back a Muslim tide that threatened to engulf Europe. Illustrated with B&W prints and maps. London, England, 2003 Cassell 1st Ed., 6&1/2 x 9&1/2, 350 Pgs., HB.