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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Philip II"”.
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Adapting to Domination: The Athenian reaction to the hegemony of the Macedonian Kings, Philip II and Alexander III, 338-323 B.C.E.
… impact on Athens was firmly established when Philip defeated the Greeks at the battle of Chaeronea in 338. Despite this, the Athenians attempted to regain their former status in the Greek world for another fifteen years. The treaty formed from the League of Corinth created a political hiatus …
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Behold These English Dogs!: Englishmen in the Atlantic World Before the Holy Office of the Inquisition, 1560-1630
… England and brought about her conflict with King Philip II of Spain which challenged his Grand Strategy for World domination. Elizabeth’s status as a heretic provoked Philip to use the Spanish Inquisition’s severity against all Englishmen who served the heretical Queen. The Inquisition’s actions …
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Rethinking Modes of Political Influence: Catherine de' Medici and her Female Political Network
… daughters, Elisabeth de Valois (consort of Philip II of Spain) and Marguerite de Valois (first wife of Henri IV of France). The second chapter will next examine the role of Catherine's three daughters-in-law, Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, Elisabeth of Austria, and Louise de Lorraine-Vaudemont …
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Pierre de Manchicourt (c.1510-1564): His life in context of the 16th-century Hapsburg Empire, his contributions to choral literature, and his compositional style as reflected in representative works
… the rule of the Hapsburg kings (Charles V & Philip II), Manchicourt’s prominence spread through highly visible posts and publications. In order to advocate for the inclusion of Manchicourt in the canon of virtuosic Renaissance composers, this document explores his life in context of the …
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So Many Thieves and Lutherans at Sea: Spain's Reaction to the Emergence of French Huguenots in the New World
… portray how the Spanish under the leadership of Philip II reacted to "Lutheran” threats in the Americas.
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Blood and Fire: The Inquisition of Mary Tudor, 1555-1558
… patents, Mary, urged on by her Spanish husband, Philip II of Spain, used this unique legal system to bolster her tenuous time on the English throne. Moreover, during her brief reign, the government established a central heresy court in London under the leadership of the Bishop of London Edmond …
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The Council of the Indies and Religion in the Spanish New World
… issues of religion. During the reign of Philip II, the Council gained independence from the Council of Castile and was able to take more control of the Spanish territories. In response to outside factors, the Council codified its laws regarding the spread of the Catholic faith, which …
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PHILIPPE ROGIER (c.1561-1596): MISSA INCLITA STIRPS JESSE. A CRITICAL AND PERFORMING EDITION WITH PERFORMANCE COMMENTARY
… and (b) a performance given on 3 July, 2008 of Philippe Rogier’s Missa Inclita stirps Jesse. The dissertation explores some of the editorial decisions required, how the demands of performers and musicologists differ, and whether they can be reconciled in one single edition. The commentary …
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The Spanish Intervention in Brittany and the Failure of Philip II's Bid for European Hegemony, 1589-1598
… ""The Spanish Intervention in Brittany and Philip II's bid for European Hegemony 1589-1598"" investigates the failure behind Spain's attempts to impose its hegemony over Western Europe and critiques two current theories on the subject. In the Rise and Fall of the Great Powers (1987), Paul …
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The diffusion of public banking initiatives in Europe, 1500–1650
… of the taula-model in the Spanish Empire under Philip II (Ch. 3), examine the intertwined paths that led to the establishment of public banks in Europe between the 1580s–1650s starting from a Spanish perspective (Ch. 4) and, ultimately, identify the main trends and characters of a ‘transition …
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Photon-induced vortex-antivortex pair creation in superconducting films
We have used a dc SQUID (Superconducting Quantum Interference Device) to study vortex-antivortex pair creation in both two-dimensional superconducting films and Josephson junction arrays in the presence of 850 nm light irradiation. Specifically the experiments aim to distinguish between the …
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Espacios públicos de ocio en el Madrid de Felipe II y Felipe III
… spaces of leisure in Madrid between 1561, when Philip II established the Court in the town, and the end of Philip III reign, being El Prado de San Jerónimo one of the most out-standing among them. First a general approach to the meaning and evolution of the public walks in Europe is done, with …
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Siblings Overseas. Foundational landscape, law, land distribution, and urban form in 16th-century Spanish colonial cities. Three cases of new towns in Jaen (Spain), Nueva Granada (Colombia) and Cuyo (Argentina).
… like the Catholic Kings, Juana I, Charles V, and Philip II recommend the same principles and rules for America as those applied in Sierra Sur. However, official records and foundational plans of most early Spanish colonial settlements have not survived. The oldest partition plan conserved of an …
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Transatlantic Figures In Early Modern Spain (1550-1650)
… the reign of four Spanish monarchs: Charles V, Philip II, Philip III and Philip IV. During this period, the figure of the indiano was affected by the growing dependence of the Iberian Peninsula on the transatlantic traffic and commerce with the colonies. During the reign of Philip II, the …
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The Great Men of Christendom: The Failure of the Third Crusade
<p>This thesis is a study of the reasons for the failure of the Third Crusade to achieve its stated objectives, despite the many advantages with which the venture began. It is proposed herein that the Third Crusade—and by extension all of the previous and subsequent Crusades—were destined to fail …