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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Spain--History"”.
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Spanish Neutrality in World War II
… international event known to recorded history. Military operations have been minutely analyzed; political and economic influences carefully evaluated, and the part played in the conflict by both individual statesmen and individual nations has been painstakingly examined. |This literary …
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The Administration of Spain Under Charles V, Spain's New Charlemagne
Charles I, King of Spain, or Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, was the most powerful ruler in Europe since Charlemagne. With a Germanic background, and speaking French, Charles became King of Spain in 1516. Yet secondary sources and available sixteenth century Spanish sources such as Spanish Royal …
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Interests Eternal and Perpetual: British Foreign Policy and the Royal Navy in the Spanish Civil War, 1936 - 1937
This thesis will demonstrate that the British leaders saw the policy of non-intervention during the Spanish Civil War as the best option available under the circumstances, and will also focus on the role of the Royal Navy in carrying out that policy. Unpublished sources include Cabinet and …
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The Evolution of Thought: The Development and Motivation of Religious Conflict Between Christians and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula From 711-1609
… of intolerance as influenced by events outside Spain relating to official Church movements such as the Crusades or doctrinal stances. Finally, the paper looks at minority inside Spain, including an analysis of all three major religions of the time with a careful effort to bring in the …
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Powerful Magic: Sorcery, Magic, Witchcraft and the Spanish Inquisition as Catalysts for Women's Power
… and even political systems. Early modern Spain was no different as the Catholic Church and the monarchy supported efforts of formulating and redefining society's definitions of gender while at the same time striving to popularize these beliefs throughout the country. Relying on the dualist …
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TAWĀRĪKH AL-BULDĀN: LOCAL HISTORY IN THE ARABIC TRADITION A historiographical study based on a reading of a history of Gharnāṭa entitled Al-Iḥāṭa fī Akhbār Gharnāṭa by al-wazīr Lisān al-Dīn b. al-Khaṭīb (d. 776/1374)
… study of tawārīkh al- buldān, or local history in the Arabic tradition. It is constituted of ten chapters that build on each other to convey a central thesis, which is argued, systematically, proceeding from the general to the specific. In this effort, a new approach is taken towards …