Escobedo - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 15:33:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Escobedo - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 The Spain of Philip II: an empire without an emperor. Memory of Spain https://historylab.es/the-spain-of-philip-ii-an-empire-without-an-emperor-memory-of-spain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-spain-of-philip-ii-an-empire-without-an-emperor-memory-of-spain Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:59 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/la-espana-de-felipe-ii-un-imperio-sin-emperador-memoria-de-espana/ Episode 13 of the documentary series Memory of Spain: The Spain of Philip II: an empire without an emperor.

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]]> Episode 13 of the documentary series “Memories of Spain”. The descriptor on the rtve a la carte website gives the following summary: Philip II (1527-1598) assumed the Spanish throne in 1556. The programme reviews the most important aspects of his reign: his marriages, the death of Prince Don Charles, Lepanto and Don Juan of Austria, the death of Escobedo by Antonio Pérez, etc. Scenes from TVE archive programmes such as ‘Cervantes’ by Alfonso Ungría, ‘Santa Teresa’ by Josefina Molina and ‘Commemoration of Philip II’ by Salvador Pons are used. It is advised by Ricardo García Cárcel and lasts 52:28 minutes

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