The so-called Golden Age of Spain had many tarnished secrets, and King Philip II was behind the darkest of them. Cold, cruel, and inflexible in his ways, Philip viewed himself as the pious hero of ...

"We have to research more," he says. Even if the species were present in Spain before Philip II's attempts to import it from afar, the king undoubtedly drew attention to it. And there are reports ...

In 1561, King Philip II of Spain established Madrid as his capital, largely because its central location made it a handy base for his frequent tours of the realm. Nearly 500 years later, ...

England's last encounter with a King Philip was when Philip II of Spain technically co-ruled the country with his wife, Queen "Bloody" Mary, in the 16th century. Philip not only abandoned Mary ...

Later, Queen Mary I married Philip of Spain, who was allowed to be ... Next, Queen Mary II ruled jointly with her husband, King William III. The next three queens—Queen Anne, Queen Victoria ...