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English
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"Isabella of Castile, the intelligent and fiery Spanish queen best remembered today for funding the voyages of Christopher Columbus, begins this historical novel as a mere pawn in the decadent court of her weak older brother. When controversy arises over the legitimacy of her brother's heir, Isabella's tenacity and ruthlessness allow her to seize the throne with the help of her beloved Ferdinand of Aragon. After she is crowned, however, Isabella faces...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
From age seven, Loma relishes traveling with her beloved grandfather across fifteenth-century Spain, working to keep the Jews safe, but soon realizes she must also make sacrifices to help her people. Includes historical notes, recipe, glossary, and a link to a bibliography.
Author
Publisher
Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 520 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Drawing on new scholarship, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Woman Behind the New Deal presents a biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus' journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition and became one of the most influential female rulers in history.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
204 pages : illustrations, map, geneological table ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
While waiting anxiously for others to choose a husband for her, Isabella, the future Queen of Spain, keeps a diary account of her life as a member of the royal family.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 607 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, color portraits, genealogical table ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The remarkable life of the queen who transformed Spain into a global power and sponsored Columbus's voyage that would open the New World. In 1474, when Castile was the largest, strongest, and most populous kingdom in Hispania (present-day Spain and Portugal), a twenty-three-year-old woman named Isabella ascended the throne. At a time when successful queens regnant were few and far between, Isabella faced not only the considerable challenge of being...
11) The last Jew
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
348 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Based on the life of an eccentric trailblazer who lived life on her own terms, this deeply evocative novel follows Isabella Stewart Gardner who, exploring the world of art, ideas and letters, developed a keen eye for paintings and objects, scandalizing Boston's polite society and transforming the city itself.
16) Reign of madness
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Language
English
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Description
A fictionalized account of Spanish queen Juana de Castile traces her succession to the throne after the reign of Queen Isabel, her marriage to Philippe the Handsome, and the accusations of insanity that prompted her half-century tower imprisonment.
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
334 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Isabella, Lady Trent, known as the world's preeminent dragon naturalist, writes her memoir detailing how she sought true love and happiness despite her lamentable eccentricities; and of her thrilling expedition to the perilous mountains of Vystrana, where she made the first of many historic dragon discoveries that would change the world forever.
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