Philip III and the Pax Hispanica, 1598-1621 by Paul Allen

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Philip III and the Pax Hispanica, 1598-1621 by Paul Allen

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Impoverished after 50 years of continuous war, Spain negotiated treaties with her three most powerful enemies at the end of the 16th century. This investigation looks at the strategies which led King Philip III to seek peace, arguing that this was in fact part of a grand plan to regain power.

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Philip III and the Pax Hispanica, 1598-1621 by Paul Allen

Impoverished and exhausted after fifty years of incessant warfare, the great Spanish Empire at the turn of the sixteenth century negotiated treaties with its three most powerful enemies: England, France, and the Netherlands. This intriguing book examines the strategies that led King Philip III to extend the laurel branch to his foes. Paul Allen argues that, contrary to widespread belief, the king’s gestures of peace were in fact part of a grand strategy to enable Spain to regain military and economic strength while its opponents were falsely lulled away from their military pursuits. From the outset, Allen contends, Philip and his advisers intended the Pax Hispanica to continue only until Spain was able to resume its battles—and defeat its enemies. Drawing on primary sources from the four countries involved, the book begins with a discussion of how Spanish foreign policy was formulated and implemented to achieve political and religious aims. The author investigates the development of Philip’s “peace” strategy, the Twelve Years’ Truce, and the decision to end the truce and engage in war with the Dutch, and then with the English and French. Renewed warfare was no failure of peace policy, Allen shows, but a conscious decision to pursue a consistent strategy. Nevertheless the negotiation for peace did represent a new diplomatic method with significant implications for both the future of the Spanish Empire and the practices of European diplomacy.
Paul Allen is adjunct assistant professor at Weber State University. Yale Historical Publications
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ISBN 13 9780300076820
ISBN 10 0300076827
Title Philip III and the Pax Hispanica, 1598-1621
Author Paul Allen
Series Yale Historical Publications Series
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Binding type Hardback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 2000-02-09
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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