From Madrid to Purgatory: The Art and Craft of Dying in Sixteenth-Century Spain (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History)

The title snagged me - exactly my interest - Spanish life in the time of Carlos V and Felipe II.Very well written - the dullest detail flows in great prose. Loaded with footnotes - most of which I ignored.

Eire does an excellent job of placing larger than life historical figures in context. Anyone interested in the Catholic Reformation in Spain should read this book. It will also be of great interest to those who are interested in mysticism, or the general zeal that Spain seemed to be frothing with during the Reformation/Counter Reformation era. The research is impeccable.