Soldados de Fortuna

A vision of the main empires that have occurred in history, from Egypt to the United States of America. A multitude of maps and illustrations that will help us understand Byzantium, the Chinese and Mongolian empires, the different caliphates, the pre-Columbian empires of America, the Spanish Empire, and more.

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Cataluña en España. Historia y mito sintetiza la historia de Cataluña y la de España en su recorrido común desde la Edad Media hasta los hechos más recientes. Si la Historia está, y debe estar, siempre de actualidad, el tema de la relación entre Cataluña y el resto de España justifica plenamente esta obra, que profundiza en todos los aspectos relevantes de una cuestión a menudo analizada superficialmente. Con gran rigor histórico, el libro ofrece un panorama inusual por la riqueza de su documentación, y discute algunas de las versiones sesgadas e interesadas de la Historia que...

En plena Edad Media el rey don Alfonso XI muere víctima de la epidemia de peste que asola Europa. Con apenas dieciséis años, comienza a reinar don Pedro bajo la fuerte influencia de su madre, la reina doña María, que impone sus designios vengándose de doña Leonor de Guzmán y convirtiendo a don Juan Alfonso de Alburquerque en el privado y valido del nuevo rey. Alburquerque se hace con las riendas del gobierno de Castilla y cree que utilizando a María de Padillaconseguirá controlar la voluntad del joven monarca, pero los parientes de María de Padilla consiguen el favor de Pedro I y...