E. A. Armstrong: Charles V. Second ed. 1910. 2 vols.

W. H. Prescott: History of the Reign of Philip II, King of Spain. 1855-74. (Unfinished, a classic).

H. C. Lea: The Moriscos in Spain: their Conversion and Expulsion. 1901.

Bratli: Philippe II, roi d'Espagne, 1912. (An unhappy attempt to whitewash Philip; uses some new material).

M. Philippson: Westeuropa im Zeitalter von Philip II, Elizabeth und
Heinrich IV
. 1882.

SECTION 2. The Expansion of Europe

W. H. Prescott: History of the Conquest of Mexico. 1843. (A classic).

W. H. Prescott: History of the Conquest of Peru. 1847.

H. Vander Linden: "Alexander VI and the Bulls of Demarcation," American Historical Review, xxii, 1916, pp 1 ff.

I. A. Wright: Early History of Cuba, 1492-1586. 1916.