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The Habsburgs - Embodying empire

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Informationen zum Autor Andrew Wheatcroft Klappentext The Habsburgs have been described at one extreme as demons - responsible for a 'long history of atrocities'; and, at the other, as dodos - living fossils unable to adapt to the modern world. In reality, the flamboyant royal family appear, in many ways, to have behaved much like most other monarchies. Their story, however, is none the less enthralling for that. It is populated by such unforgettable figures as mad Queen Juana, progressing through Spain with her husband's decaying body; the 'heroically fertile' Maria Theresa, and the quixotic Maximilian, 'Emperor' of Mexico. Zusammenfassung The Habsburgs have been described as demons - responsible for a 'history of atrocities'; and, as dodos - living fossils unable to adapt to the modern world. This book features figures as mad Queen Juana, progressing through Spain with her husband's decaying body; the 'heroically fertile' Maria Theresa; and, the Maximilian, 'Emperor' of Mexico. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Maps Introduction to the Penguin Edition Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Castle of the Hawk: 1020-1300 2. Cosa Nostra (Our Cause): 1300-1400 3. Universal Empire (1400-1500) 4. El Dorado (The Golden One): 1550-1550 5. A War to the Last Extremity : 1550-1660 6. Felix Austria?the Happy State: 1660-1790 7. The Last Cavalier: 1790-1916 8. Finis Austraie: The End?: 1916-1995 Family Trees: The House of Habsburg, 1000-1922 Notes Sources and Bibliography Index

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