The Habsburgs: Embodying Empire by Wheatcroft, Andrew

The Habsburgs: Embodying Empire (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780140236347)

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The Habsburgs: Embodying Empire by Wheatcroft, Andrew

The Habsburgs: Embodying Empire

$18.00
The Habsburgs: Embodying Empire by Wheatcroft, Andrew

The Habsburgs: Embodying Empire

$18.00
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: Andrew Wheatcroft
ISBN-10: 0140236341
ISBN-13: 9780140236347
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 05/01/1997
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.11w x 1.12d
By Andrew Wheatcroft
By Andrew Wheatcroft
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Andrew Wheatcroft has written and lectured widely on European and Middle Eastern history. His books include The Ottomans and The Hapsburgs.

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