Protagonists of War

Spanish Army Commanders and the Revolt in the Low Countries

von Raymond Fagel

388 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A new vision on the Revolt of the Low Countries through the eyes of Spanish commanders Julián Romero, Sancho Dávila, Cristóbal de Mondragón, and Francisco de Valdés were prominent Spanish military commanders during the first decade of the Revolt in the Low Countries (1567-1577). Occupying key positions in this conflict, they featured as central characters in various war narratives and episodical descriptions of the events they were involved in, ranging from chronicles, poems, theatre plays, engravings, and songs to news pamphlets. To this day, they still figure as protagonists of historical novels: brave heroes in some, cruel oppressors in others. Yet personal, first-hand accounts also exist. Archival research into the letters written by these commanders now makes it possible to include their perspectives and the way they describe their own experiences. Looking Protagonists of War provides the reader with an alternative reading of the Revolt, contrasting the subjective experiences of these protagonists with fictionalised perceptions.Ebook available in Open Access.This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).

• Reihe: Leuven University Press
• ISBN: 9789462702875
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.09.2021
• Größe: 244 x 170 mm
• Verlag: Leuven University Press