The European Witch-craze Revisited
An introduction by Geoffrey Parker on the European Witch-craze of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Geoffrey Parker
Philip II of Spain: A Reappraisal
Geoffrey Parker asserts that the enduring English view of Philip “the Prudent” is clouded by libellous sectarianism and bad history.
The Decline of Spain
An overview of the historiography on the decline of Spain in the seventeenth century.
The Origins of the Dutch Revolt
Geoffrey Parker examines the reasons Philip II of Spain was drawn into a lengthy and bitter conflict with his Low Country provinces.
What If... Philip II Had Gone to the Netherlands?
Geoffrey Parker considers the far-reaching consequences of a sudden change of plan by the king of Spain in 1567.
War in the Middle Ages
War in the Middle Ages, by Philip Contamine. xvi + 387 pp. (Basil Black- well, £17.50).
Refighting the Thirty Years’ War
Geoffrey Parker travels to Germany to revisit the sites of the 17th-century conflict that saw the decline of the Holy Roman Empire and Habsburgs.
Reading History: The Thirty Years' War
Geoffrey Parker examines the historiography of the Thirty Years' War.