{"product_id":"9780141034492-golden-age-the","title":"The Golden Age","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Spanish Empire of Charles V\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with the return of the remnants of Magellan's circumnavigation in 1522 and ending with Charles' death in 1558, the author brings to life the periods of the Renaissance, revealing how the Spaniards were able to conquer Guatemala, Yucatan, Columbia, Venezuela, Peru and Chile and why Cabeza de Vaca walked from Florida to Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoving between Spanish conquest abroad and the court of the astute Charles V, Hugh Thomas's \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Age: The Spanish Empire of Charles V \u003c\/i\u003eis the second volume in a planned trilogy on the Spanish Empire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  When the Spanish conquistadors arrived in South America in the sixteenth century, they swept across the continent in a blaze of imperial expansion and brutal savagery. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Beginning with the return of the remnants of Magellan's circumnavigation in 1522 and ending with Charles's death in 1558, Hugh Thomas's masterful work brilliantly brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods of the Renaissance, revealing how the Spaniards were able to conquer Guatemala, Yucatan, Columbia, Venezuela, Peru and Chile; how the audacious conquistador Francisco de Orellana sailed down the Amazon, why Cabeza de Vaca walked from Florida to Mexico and what drove Hernando de Soto to pursue worldly riches in Florida, Mississippi and Georgia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  While adventurers and explorers like Cortés and Pizarro build entire cities and amassed vast wealth from the treasures of the land, they also killed thousands, and left the indelible mark of Spain's language and religion for centuries to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Thomas tells the story of missionary zeal and military plunder with a zest worthy of a swashbuckling historical novelist'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'A riveting story of adventure and cruelty . a considerable scholarly accomplishment'\u003cbr\u003e  Ben Wilson, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'This monumental history is an extraordinary achievement . A beguilingly-written account of a fascinating subject'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Alexander Samson, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eHugh Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of, among other books, \u003ci\u003eThe Spanish Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e (1962), which won the Somerset Maugham Award, \u003ci\u003eCuba: The Pursuit of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e (1971), \u003ci\u003eAn Unfinished History of the World\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), and the first volume of his Spanish Empire trilogy, \u003ci\u003eRivers of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30351630467169,"sku":"9780141034492","price":18.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32397280.jpg?v=1737224575","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141034492-golden-age-the","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}