Overview :Branded by the Spanish Inquisition as an "evil dreamer," a "notorious mother of prophets," the teenager Lucrecia de Le n had hundreds of ble... Read More
Overview :Writing in 1868, the Philadelphia publisher-cum-historian Henry Charles Lea informed a friend, "I am trying to collect the materials for a h... Read More
Overview :Monarchs throughout the ages have commissioned official histories that cast their reigns in a favorable light for future generations. These ... Read More
Overview :On the first day of Francisco de San Antonio's trial before the Spanish Inquisition in Toledo in 1625, his interrogators asked him about his... Read More
Overview :The idea of a dialogue--sometimes harmonious, sometimes divisive--between the center and periphery of the early modern European state stands... Read More
Overview :"In the sixteenth century Spain was at the height of its glory, enjoying a period of exceptional power, wealth, and artistic splendor. In 15... Read More