In 1596, Philip II of Spain defaulted on debt for the fourth time. An experienced and systematic administrator with an eye for the tiniest detail, he requested and pondered arguments from his trusted ...

During this period, Spain was the most powerful country in the known world. It had grown extremely wealthy due to its conquests in the New World (Central America), an area that was known as the ...

When Elizabeth I ascended to the English throne in 1558, she rejected Philip II, Emperor of Spain, as a suitor. Thirty years later, he would lead a huge invasion force against her, seeking to ...

3/3 Spain's golden age under Philip II through to the Civil War and Franco's dictatorship.