Jonathan Sumption

On the silver trail

The Spanish empire was the first of Europe’s great overseas empires, and for many years the richest and most powerful.

issue 15 January 2011

  • The Golden Age: The Spanish Empire of Charles V

    Hugh Thomas

    Allen Lane, pp. 697

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