Philip II. of Spain

Hint: You can preview this book by clicking on "Preview" which is located under the cover of this book. About the author: Martin Andrew Sharp (1847–1910), known from 1877 onwards as Martin Hume, was an English historian, long a resident in Spain.Sharp was born in London on 8 December 1843. He was second son of William Lacy Sharp, of the East India Company's service, who married Louisa Charlotte Hume in 1840. He was educated at a private school at Forest Gate, he had some practical training in business, and began early to learn Spanish. A branch of his mother's family had settled at Madrid towards the end of the eighteenth century. In 1860, he paid his Spanish kinsfolk a first visit, which had a decisive influence on his career. His relatives received him with affectionate cordiality. Excerpt from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sharp_(journalist)