King Philip II: A Hero's Life

“Don't you want to know how Philip the ll lived his life had how our world is now from what he has done , well if you want to know then read this essay to find out about him”. What were some of the greatest victories in his life ?Philip was born in Valladolid in 1527 and died in 1598. Philip was the youngest son of the king Amyntas III and Eurydice I. In his youth Philip was held as a hostage in A place called Thebes which was then the leading city of Greece, this where he learned his military skills .In 1543 he married Mary of Portugal but she died in 1546 giving birth to their son named Don Carlos.Philip II became king of Spain in January 1556. Spain economy might not be the same if Philip was not the king.
Begun in 1563, the Escorial was the biggest building and artistic project in Europe, and modelled on an imaginary concept of Solomon's temple in Jerusalem.It combines a mausoleum for his family, with a palace, monastery, cathedral and school. Everything about it affirms the validity of the Catholic doctrine. And it epitomises his conception of his dual role as king and man of God. If he was not here we might have the religions that we do now because spread them all through the world. It combines a mausoleum for his family, with a palace, monastery, cathedral and school. Everything about it affirms the validity of the Catholic doctrine. And it epitomises his conception of his 2 role as king and man of God. From his new position of power, Philip began to use his military ingenuity in order to remake the Macedonian army which was a very strong successful.. Members of the army were soon equipped with a sarissa, a pike that, at about 16 feet long, had a greater reach than Greek weapons. In 358, his new army successfully invaded first Paeonia and then Illyria, regaining territory that Macedonia had