Renaissance Europe appears in all its splendor, fascinating diversity, and restless dynamism in this revised edition of a favorite textbook.
For full description, see Renaissance Europe: Age of Recovery and Reconciliation, 2/e.
This is the first study of Mendoza, the importance of whose position as Ambassador to France from 1584 to 1591--crucial in the liaison between Philip II and the French Catholic League--was long recognized but not explored.