数量xviii, 438 pages, [32] p. of plates : ; 22 cm
一般注記Part I. The threshold of power. Apprenticeship, 1527-1543 ; A Renaissance prince, 1543-1551 ; The changing face of empire, 1551-1558 -- Part II. The king and his world. The king at work ; The king and God ; The king at play -- Part III. The first decade of the reign. Getting a grip, 1558-1561 ; 'I would rather lose a hundred thousand lives if I had them' : keeping the faith, 1562-1567 ; Family life - and death ; The enigma of Don Carlos -- Part IV. The king victorious. Years of crusade, 1568-1572 ; Years of adversity, 1573-1576 ; The crisis of the reign, 1576-1577 ; Murder most foul? ; Years of triumph, 1578-1585 ; 'The most potent monarch in Christendom' -- Part V. The king vanquished. The 'Enterprise of England', 1585-1588 ; Philip at bay, 1589-1592 ; Towards the tomb - and beyond, 1593-1603 -- Epilogue.
First published in paperback in 2015.