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The fullest account of Philip IIâs life was written in the early 17th century by his official court historian, Luis Cabrera de CĂłrdoba, Filipe Segundo, rey de España, 4 vol. in 8 (1876â77); Cabrera was very well informed, especially about life and personalities at Philipâs court, and his work has proved indispensable to all later biographers. An excellent full-scale modern biography is Henry Kamen, Philip of Spain (1997). Garrett Mattingly, The Armada (1959, reissued 1989; also published as The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1959, reissued 2000), is distinguished both by its impeccable scholarship and by the brilliance of its writing. An attempt to assess Philip IIâs aims and methods in the light of modern research is an article by H.G. Koenigsberger, âThe Statecraft of Philip II,â in European Studies Review, 1:1â21 (1971).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 09, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | May 17, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Heritage History - The Reign of Philip II. | Mar 27, 2026 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Potterïżœs Wax Museum - Philip II of Spain. | Feb 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: English Monarchs - Philip II of Spain. | Jun 25, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Philip II, King of Spain and Portugal, and the relations between the Philippines and Timor. | Jun 19, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The world of Hapsburgs - Philip II: youth and influences. | Apr 29, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 11, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Facts about Famous People - Biography of King Philip II of Spain. | Feb 06, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 14, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 15, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 09, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: HyperHistory - Biography of Philip II. | Dec 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Learning Site - Spain under Phillip II. | Apr 01, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - The Reign of Philip II. | Apr 01, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Philip II of Spain. | Apr 01, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 26, 2013 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jun 01, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Buzzle.com - Spain. | Apr 10, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Christian Classics Ethereal Library - Philip II. | Apr 09, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 24, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Biography of Frederic Hymen Cowen. | Aug 23, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Philip II. | Feb 01, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: WebMD - What Is Scarlet Fever? | Feb 01, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Aug 23, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Oct 25, 2000 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 26, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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