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La historiografía actual utiliza las colecciones de prensa, reflejo de la sociedad e instrumento capaz de informar y de crear opinión, como fuente complementaria de primer orden en su trabajo. Esta síntesis de la producción periodística en España desde sus orígenes hasta nuestros días realizada con una combinación de rigor histórico e intención didáctica hace que su lectura sea fácil y provechosa. Las autoras inscriben su trabajo en las coordenadas generales de la historia política y social, la economía, la cultura, la legislación sobre prensa e imprenta, las artes gráficas,...

El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...

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Un relato documentado y ágil que explica la eterna guerra oculta entre los Templarios y el Vaticano, el destino de la Flota perdida de La Rochelle, los viajes precolombinos a América, el acoso de los piratas de Temple al Imperio Español, la influencia de la Masonería en la independencia americana...