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c o n t e n t s Preface ix List of Abbreviations xiii introduction O≈cial History 1 chapter 1 Empire and History 16 chapter 2 Historia pro Persona: Emperor Charles V 57 chapter 3 Historia pro Patria: Philip II 94 chapter 4 ‘‘His Majesty’s History’’ 124 chapter 5 Defending Imperium 150 chapter 6 ‘‘To Mortify Our Enemies’’: History and Propaganda at the Court of Philip IV 201 chapter 7 Critical History or O≈cial History? 251 conclusion Rethinking O≈cial History 290 Selected Bibliography 301 Index 335 Illustrations follow page 114. This page intentionally left blank ...

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