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Esta obra constituye una aportación nueva al conocimiento del panorama arquitectónico doméstico de la Sevilla del siglo XVI. Para ello, la autora ha localizado e identificado en distintos archivos cerca de 1.700 valiosos textos de este período. Se trata de los denominados apeos, documentos (...)

"Me ha iluminado por dentro este libro. Lo primero que he pensado ha sido que la manera correcta de morir debe ser así: con los ojos cerrados, pidiendo un deseo. Y después ya he ido un poco más allá en esa idea irracional: Qué mejor forma de morir que pensando que queda algo por delante, sin saber (...)

After the Peace of Westphalia, several German states developed a disciplined Military' that produced outstanding armies. Germany supplied mercenary troops to major and minor powers in Europe, and the military-state, usually exemplified by Prussia, became a crucial part of German history. However, (...)

This study describes and analyses the Swedish campaign in Muscovy of 1609 1610 and the Ingrian War of 1610 1617 between Sweden and Muscovy; both wars took place during Russia's Time of Troubles'. Faced with a serious threat from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Moscow entered into an alliance (...)

As well as being Emperor of the French (and note, incidentally, that Napoleon's title was not Emperor of France') it is often forgotten, or simply overlooked, that Napoleon was also King of Italy a state that essentially comprised all Italy north of the Kingdom of Naples. The Kingdom of Italy was a (...)