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A short history of Spain from prehistoric times to today - from the author of Ghosts of Spain.

Bestselling author of Ghosts of Spain Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric times to today, in a brief, accessible primer with color illustrations throughout. Spain's position on Europe's southwestern corner has exposed the country to cultural, political, and literal winds blowing from all quadrants throughout the country's ancient history. Africa lies a mere nine miles to the south, separated by the S...

Magnificent. Narrative history at its vivid and compelling best' Fergal KeaneThe first major history of the International Brigades: a tale of blood, ideals and tragedy in the fight against fascism.The Spanish Civil War was the first armed battle in the fight against fascism, and a rallying cry for a generation. Over 35, 000 volunteers from sixty-one countries around the world came to defend democracy against the troops of Franco, Hitler and Mu...

A short history of Spain from prehistoric times to the current day.

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A new, revised and updated edition of "Guardian" journalist Giles Tremlett's journey through contemporary Spain, which examines the darker sides of its history. 'Tremlett writes with humour, modesty and a great affection for his subject' Miranda France, "Daily Telegraph

La dramática figura de Catalina de Aragón merecía una biografía como ésta. Hija de los Reyes Católicos, embarcó a los quince años para Inglaterra, para ser, sucesivamente, esposa de Arturo, príncipe de Gales, y de su hermano, que en 1509 se convirtió en Enrique VIII, rey de Inglaterra. Catalina compartió el trono durante veinticuatro años y gobernó el reino mientras su marido hacía la guerra en Francia. Hasta que Enrique, al que no había conse...

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Magnificent. Narrative history at its vivid and compelling best' Fergal Keane The first major history of the International Brigades: a tale of blood, ideals and tragedy in the fight against fascism. The Spanish Civil War was the first armed battle in the fight against fascism, and a rallying cry for a generation. Over 35, 000 volunteers from sixty-one countries around the world came to defend democracy against the troops of Franco, Hitler an...

A major biography of the queen who transformed Spain into a principal global power, and sponsored the voyage that would open the New World.In 1474, when Castile was the largest, strongest, and most populous kingdom in Hispania (present day Spain and Portugal), a twenty-three-year-old woman named Isabella ascended the throne. At a time when successful queens regnant were few and far between, Isabella faced not only the considerable challenge of...

Part modern social history, part travelogue, "Ghosts of Spain "is held together by elegant first-person prose...an invaluable book...[that] has become something of a bible for those of us "extranjeros "who have chosen to live in Spain. A country finally facing its past could scarcely hope for a better, or more enamored, chronicler of its present."--Sarah Wildman, "New York Times Book Review "The appearance, more than sixty years after the Span...

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