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The monarchy Philip inherited

The monarchy Philip inherited

Timeline of Philip II's reign from 1556 to 1598 with key events in authority, religion, foreign policy and the Netherlands labelled Philip II inherited Spain, the Netherlands, much of Italy and an expanding overseas empire from Charles I in 1556. He also inherited war, debt and the expectation that he would defend Catholic Europe.

Philip II 1556–1598 Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /Philip II 1556–1598

Step-by-step lessons on OCR A Level History Philip II 1556–1598. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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