Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I. The King's Apprenticeship, 1605–43: 1. Inheritance: the king as idea and ideal; 2. The rule of Olivares; 3. King and minister; Part II. The Politics of Total War, 1630–60: 4. Institutional tensions; 5. Aristocratic apostasy; 6. Provincial rebellion; 7. Popular protest; Part III. The King's Maturity, 1943–65: 8. The struggle for survival; 9. The rule of Philip IV; 10. Legacy: Philip IV as man and statesman; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

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This book concentrates on the political history of the reign of Philip IV, and the role of the king within it.