FOR no reason that we can very satisfactorily explain, we have read this odd book quite through ; and at the end we are in doubt whether Mr. Gayarré, who is of Spanish extraction, wrote the work ...

This rule also applies to spouses of monarchs ... consort to a ruling queen in British history, following King Philip II of Spain, William III, Prince George of Denmark and Prince Albert.

The Philippines was named in honor of King Philip II of Spain when the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos, arrived in our islands in 1542. And it is not even all the islands which comprised ...

Carp and pike are currently considered invasive in Spain and have been blamed for causing significant damage to ecosystems in the country. But is Philip II ultimately responsible for this?

Pedro II is still there for Civ 6 - thank God - but there are changes elsewhere in the roster. Take Spain, for example. Isabella is out and Philip II is back. This makes total sense. Philip II ...

The spouse of a ruling king or queen is called ... Consorts of previous queens were: King Philip II of Spain, husband to Mary I; William III, husband and co-sovereign to Mary II (although she ...

In 1561, King Philip II of Spain established Madrid as his capital, largely because its central location made it a handy base for his frequent tours of the realm. Nearly 500 years later, ...

If you want to go back to the roots of Greece’s financial crisis, you could always start with Philip II of Spain. Born in 1527; acceded to the Spanish throne in 1556; defaulted on the national ...

Philip II of Spain Why is Philip II of Spain being repeatedly referred to as Emperor, in articles about de Valette’s sword? Upon the abdication of his father, Emperor Charles V, the (Holy Roman ...